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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Finding Underlying Motivations to Stay Resilient In Your Career

June 22, 2020 00:08:08 7.84 MB Downloads: 0

Aside from the fact that we're making a living being engineers, what is it that keeps us coming back into work every day? At some point in your career, the initial things that brought you into engineering will shift, and when those things change, what is left? What keeps you going? Today, we talk about what motivations drive us and how to keep our motivations relevant when the career changes.🧡 Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you. 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

Strategies for Overcoming Mental Blocks

June 20, 2020 00:10:07 9.75 MB Downloads: 0

What do you do when you hit a mental block and don't know how to solve a problem? Today we'll dig into what we can do about this blocked scenario and how can we better deal with negative emotions that follow.  🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: LinodeWhether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your project to the next level. Get started on Linode today with a special $20 credit for listeners of Developer Tea.Visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you. 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

What Will You Say When You Don't know?

June 18, 2020 00:11:52 11.43 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we're  talking to early engineers and challenging all new engineers to think about how they will handle the pressure of not knowing the answer to a question asked by a co-worker.  🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/

Wishes, Beliefs, and Knowledge

June 15, 2020 00:07:24 7.14 MB Downloads: 0

In this short episode, we're digging into the relationship between our belief and knowledge and how we form our beliefs based on knowledge.  🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others.Check them out and reserve your FREE spot at live.jsnation.comVisit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.

Listener Question from Saul: How Do I Communicate with Non-Technical Decision Makers?

June 12, 2020 00:11:33 11.13 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we dive into Saul's question by recounting past experience and providing tools to approach this situation at a human level and from your employers expectation.  📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop a message over at: developertea.com.  🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: LinodeWhether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your project to the next level. Get started on Linode today with a special $20 credit for listeners of Developer Tea. 🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others.Check them out and reserve your FREE spot at live.jsnation.comVisit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.

How Questions Influence Pathways to Solutions

June 10, 2020 00:09:51 9.49 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode we're talking about problems and how we involve questions into our day-to-day tasks as developers. We'll cover question framing techniques and practices to boost collaboration with your co-workers on problem solving.🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/ 🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others.Check them out and reserve your spot at live.jsnation.com

4 Points Of Advice For Brand New Developers

June 08, 2020 00:15:00 14.44 MB Downloads: 0

 As someone who was a self-taught developer, I have an affinity for people eager to become a developer. In today's episode, we'll offer four different pain points that you're likely to experience in your career and give tips on how to use those moments to continue your growth and develop your skills.  🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others.Check them out and reserve your spot at live.jsnation.com

What Does It Take To Change Your Mind?

June 03, 2020 00:16:07 15.5 MB Downloads: 0

Changing our minds on a belief or issue that we stand by is not easy and as humans but is required of us to grow as people and as professionals.In this episode of Developer Tea, we're walking through three different visualizations to help us better understand and become more comfortable with when and why we decide to change our minds.🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others.Check them out and reserve your spot at live.jsnation.com

Play, Stakes, and Learning

June 01, 2020 00:10:12 9.83 MB Downloads: 0

🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others. Check them out and reserve your spot at live.jsnation.com🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: HeadSpinWith HeadSpin, you only need one platform for testing, monitoring, and analytics across applications, devices, and networks. Check them out at headspin.io

Leveraging Our Emotional Goals

May 27, 2020 00:09:57 9.59 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we're talking about goals and what we tend to give up in order to reach those goals. We'll cover how to define goals, and how to keep going toward your goals when motivations run thin. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrand Setting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/ 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you. 🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

Mental Models for Finding Balance

May 25, 2020 00:13:42 13.19 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we're talking about balance as it relates to decision making. We'll dig into two models of thinking that can help us understand the nuance of balance as it relates to daily decisions. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: HeadSpin With HeadSpin, you only need one platform for testing, monitoring, and analytics across applications, devices, and networks. Check them out at headspin.io 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you. 🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

High Certainty, High Value Defaults

May 22, 2020 00:13:08 12.63 MB Downloads: 0

A useful default is an action you can take on a regular basis that you expect to provide some level of utility. In today's episode, we're talking about the fine line between useful default behaviors and when those behaviors can lead you astray and become more of a distraction from an overall goal. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your project to the next level. Get started on Linode today with a special $20 credit for listeners of Developer Tea. Visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020 P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.

3 Ways to Be a Better PR Author

May 20, 2020 00:15:39 15.05 MB Downloads: 0

How can you write a pull request that's productive? in today's episode, we're talking about how to be a better PR author by offering three guidelines to writing productive pull requests so that PR reviews go quickly and smoothly. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrand ZeBrand helps you launch a product with minimum visual brand design resources without internal designers, costly agencies, or questionable freelancers. This week, they're offering Developer Tea listeners 60% off all marketing assets! Go c heck them out at https://zebranding.com 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

4 Ways to Be a Better PR Reviewer

May 18, 2020 00:17:24 16.75 MB Downloads: 0

What does it mean to collaborate as an engineer with other engineers? In today's episode, we're talking about the pull request process and the lack of attention it seems to get from engineers. In this episode, we'll cover what a PR process is, the players in a PR review and offer four ways to be a better PR reviewer. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: HeadSpin With HeadSpin, you only need one platform for testing, monitoring, and analytics across applications, devices, and networks. Check them out at headspin.io 🧡 Leave a Review If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you. 🍵 Subscribe to the Tea Break Challenge This is a daily challenge designed help you become more self-aware and be a better developer so you can have a positive impact on the people around you. Check it out and give it a try at https://www.teabreakchallenge.com/.

What is Code, to Our Evolved Mind?

May 15, 2020 00:15:30 14.92 MB Downloads: 0

How do our brains and our minds perceive code? In today's episode, we're talking about what code is to our mind vs. our brain? 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Linode Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take your project to the next level. Get started on Linode today with a special $20 credit for listeners of Developer Tea. Visit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020 P.s. They're also hiring! Visit https://www.linode.com/careers to see what careers are available to you.