Developer Tea exists to help driven developers connect to their ultimate purpose and excel at their work so that they can positively impact the people they influence. With over 13 million downloads to date, Developer Tea is a short podcast hosted by Jonathan Cutrell (@jcutrell), co-founder of Spec and Director of Engineering at PBS. We hope you'll take the topics from this podcast and continue the conversation, either online or in person with your peers. Twitter: @developertea :: Email: developertea@gmail.com
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25: "What Should I Build?" - 5 Tips for Better Idea Generation
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24: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part Two
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23: When to Adopt New Technology: A Simple Value-based Rubric
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22: Why Should Developers Build Their Own "Brand"?
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20: Thoughts on Unicorns: Answering a Listener Question
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19: Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot, Part Two
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19: Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot, Part One
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18: Listener Questions
Around 1:00, Brett asks how to become an “advanced developer.” Programming Paradigms Stanford Course: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/programming-paradigms/id495054064 Paul Graham’s essays on Lisp Python Django Wordpress Whiteboard Around 8:10, Daniel asks how to make writing tests less boring and more joyful. Justin's article about adding tests to a non-TDD app
17: Volt and Isomorphism with Ryan Stout, part two
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