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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Forcing Functions

April 06, 2020 00:07:30 7.24 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we're talking about the model of forcing functions or the choice that requires us to move in a specific direction. We'll talk about difference constraints that we can apply to our development or rules that we apply to our work in order to stretch our ability to problem solve and get around tough situations. 🧡 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/.

Growth, Uncomfortability, and Deliberate Practice

April 03, 2020 00:09:30 9.16 MB Downloads: 0

What exactly is deliberate practice and how does it apply to intensionally putting yourself in a state of discomfort? That's what we're talking about in today's episode of Developer Tea. In today's episode, we'll talk about positive stress situations and the choices a developer can make to grow in their career. 🧡 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/. 🙏 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.

Practical Steps for Reframing Problems

April 01, 2020 00:13:00 12.51 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode we're talking about the words we use to describe a problem we're working on. We'll discuss how our words frame problems faced and how we can broaden our ability to effectively communicate a problem to find a solution more quickly. 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Educative.io Supercharge your career with interactive, text-based software courses. Visit Educative.io/DeveloperTea to get 10% off.

Take Advantage of What You Already Have

March 30, 2020 00:10:54 10.5 MB Downloads: 0

The difference between speed and acceleration is vast. When driving at a consistent speed, you often don't notice how quickly you're going, but when you accelerate, you feel it immediately. In today's episode, we're talking about the feeling of falling behind when you stop accelerating or learning as quickly as a developer and start to steadily travel down your career. We'll talk about specific scenarios to help focus your growth using the strengths that you've already established when you feel like you're starting to stall out. 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: ProdPerfect Fix high-priority bugs earlier, faster, and cheaper by running, with every build, E2E tests built from ProdPerfect’s analysis of how your users use your application. To learn more, visit prodperfect.com/tea.

Stress and Tolerance

March 27, 2020 00:10:05 9.72 MB Downloads: 0

How do you react to stressful situations? In today's episode we're talking about expectations versus the realities of how we respond to new stress in our daily lives and a concept that could help redirect actions to help you better manage how you respond to and handle stress. 🧡 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/. 🙏 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.

Architecting Change - Interpolation

March 25, 2020 00:11:03 10.65 MB Downloads: 0

Most change we experience in our world is unpredictable and uncontrollable. So if change is happening all around us, constantly, how can we maintain homeostasis? In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about different ways to view change and better accept change that you're not particularly excited about. 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: ProdPerfect Fix high-priority bugs earlier, faster, and cheaper by running, with every build, E2E tests built from ProdPerfect’s analysis of how your users use your application. To learn more, visit prodperfect.com/tea.

When Do Long-Term Models and Habits Betray You?

March 23, 2020 00:11:20 10.91 MB Downloads: 0

The idea of having long-term mental models and habits that you've built over time is the route to lasting change. However, sometimes our lasting habits can become so ingrained in our day-to-day that they can limit us in personal and professional growth. In today's episode, we're talking about cases when our habits are standing in our way of growth and what we can do about it. 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: ProdPerfect Fix high-priority bugs earlier, faster, and cheaper by running, with every build, E2E tests built from ProdPerfect’s analysis of how your users use your application. To learn more, visit prodperfect.com/tea.

The Overreaction Paradox

March 20, 2020 00:11:19 10.9 MB Downloads: 0

We can't anticipate everything that is going to happen as developers and sometimes we over-prepare for any events that could happen as a developer. In today's episode, we're talking about when overreaction is appropriate and when it can get in the way of a more nimble and simple response. 🧡 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/. 🙏 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.

Hidden Environment Inputs - Mindful Remote Work

March 18, 2020 00:10:00 9.63 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we're talking about coping with remote work and how to be mindful during social distancing. We'll cover the different effects remote work can have on your work and home life and focus on the environmental changes when opting into a remote work environment. 🧡 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/.

Interview w/ Carl Yates Perry (Part 2)

March 16, 2020 00:45:12 43.42 MB Downloads: 0

What is your mindset? In this second part of our discussion with Carl Yates Perry, we're talking about healthy developer mindsets and how to identify a healthy team mindset and how your team mindset can affect your own growth. Carl Yates Perry On The Web Twitter 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: X-Team X-Team is the most energizing community for remote developers. Work from anywhere for the world's leading brands and get supported to do more of what you love. If you're looking for your next career move, X-Team just might be what you're looking for. Check them out at https://x-team.com/developertea and let them know you heard about it from the show.

Interview w/ Carl Yates Perry - Part 1

March 13, 2020 00:42:28 40.8 MB Downloads: 0

Carl Yates Perry leads Square's developer business but made a few tough career decisions to get there. In today's part 1 of this 2-part conversation with Carl Yates Perry, we're digging into his career trajectory and how he knew when it was time to make the next career change. Carl Yates Perry On The Web Twitter 🧡 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/. 🙏 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.

Flattening the Cost of Change Curve

March 11, 2020 00:07:28 7.2 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode we're digging into the C2 wiki interview with Bill Venners, which focuses on flattening the cost of change over time so that cost becomes more constant. C2.com Bill Venner's interview 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Square Check out the new Square YouTube channel for developers + Square has SDKs and APIs to make payments and run a business -- check it out at youtube.com/squaredev

4 Reasons You Will Never Pick the "Right Tool For the Job"

March 09, 2020 00:12:06 11.66 MB Downloads: 0

Tools are not a solution to a problem, but people are. In today's episode, we're talking about how choosing the right tool for the job can limit us to uncovering a better solution to the problems we're trying to solve. How can we choose a tool best suited for the operator doing the job? 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: X-Team X-Team is the most energizing community for remote developers. Work from anywhere for the world's leading brands and get supported to do more of what you love. If you're looking for your next career move, X-Team just might be what you're looking for. Check them out at https://x-team.com/developertea and let them know you heard about it from the show.

Four Questions for the Weekend

March 07, 2020 00:15:18 14.7 MB Downloads: 0

Happy Saturday! In today's episode, we're asking four questions that cause us to pause and reflect in order to answer. 🧡 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/. 🙏 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.

Breaking Your Own Rules Accelerates Bad Habit Formation

March 04, 2020 00:14:21 13.82 MB Downloads: 0

Whenever you take action, there will be feedback. Today we're talking about when to break your own rules and solve a problem. There are functional reasons to break rules, but what are the possible long-term repercussions of our decisions and how can we regulate our incentives to break rules better? 🧡 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/. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Square Check out the new Square YouTube channel for developers + Square has SDKs and APIs to make payments and run a business -- check it out at youtube.com/squaredev