Developer Tea

In today's episode I talk with Rita Rovira, who has been in the business of hiring developers for most of her career. Connect with Rita on LinkedIn @Wyncode An Underground Cohort of Design Professors, with Kody Dahl and Nick Morrison (about getting a design degree) Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I answer listener Jack's questions about applying information he is learning through reading and other resources. Jack contacted me via Slack, and you can too! Head over to http://spec.fm/slack to join us, and thousands of other developers and designers, today! Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I answer a question from Reddit about job hunting during an internship. Original Reddit Question Internship Tips Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we'll talk about a question sent in by listener Brad about becoming a leader. Relevant to today's episode: Spec Slack community 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Book) How to Win Friends and Influence People (Book) One more thing... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we talk about the "tone of code." Relevant to today's episode: Coding for Humans Using Effective Metaphors One more thing... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I share with you a metaphor you can use that may help the next time you get stuck troubleshooting a bug.

In today's episode, I answer listener and designer Jona's question about coming into a development career. Impostor Syndrome episode on Developer Tea Destigmatizing Failure The Great Developer Mindset: Getting Acquainted with Failure Listener Jessica asks about the definition of "full-stack developer." What should a beginner work on? Big-O Notation Asymptotic Notation Media Consumption Diet Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode we're talking about picturing the perfect client. The challenge to you is to think about your goals and your dream clients. Today's episode is brought to you by Spec.fm. Go find more amazing podcasts specifically created for you, the developer!

In today's episode, Parag0n asks a question about architecting a large software system for the first time. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: Original question on Reddit Jonathan's profile on Reddit Developer Tea episode about metaphors And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we talk about getting acquainted with failure. Today's episode is brought to you by Spec. If you're interested in sharing your message with tens of thousands of developers and designers, head over to Spec.fm/sponsors and reach out to our team!

In today's episode, we talk about leading people to victory in meetings. Today's episode is brought to you by Spec. If you're interested in sharing your message with tens of thousands of developers and designers, head over to Spec.fm/sponsors and reach out to our team!

In today's episode, I answer listener Jean Michel's question about bikeshedding. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: Spec Slack community Dev Tea episodes on Focus: Focus Three tips for practicing focus Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we're talking about redefining "Complete". This episode is the second in the "Great Developer Mindset" series. Today's discussion talks about when to consider your code complete, and the dangers of skipping the details. Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show!

In today's episode, I answer listener Ajay's question about how to determine what type of project he should choose to learn JavaScript. Mentioned or Relevant: Developer Tea episode: Thinking Small Dev Tea episode: How to Make Small Things a Big Deal Don't Break the Chain! Spec Slack community Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we talk about defeating the interview lull. Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get a 20 dollar credit today by going to linode.com/developertea20 and get your first server up in minutes!

In today's episode , we're talking about the Work/Life Equation. Today's episode is sponsored by FreshBooks! Get paid faster, and get control of your business cash flow. Head over to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea today to get started with a free month. Don't forget to enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up. Thanks again to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I'll be doing the first in a series of episodes about the Great Developer Mindset. In this part, we will talk about demystifying code. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes! Also, please take a moment to review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode I talk to Tony Hillerson, author of "Seven Mobile Apps in Seven Days." This a longer interview, split into two separate parts - be certain to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes! Part one of this interview Seven Mobile Apps in Seven Weeks Seven Languages in Seven Weeks Square Square's Engineering Blog iOS Swift Generics in Swift ShiftJS - Swift to JS compiler Android Universal Windows Platform Rubymotion Xamarin React Native Watchman Vim ES2015 Today's episode is sponsored by FreshBooks! Get paid faster, and get control of your business cash flow. Head over to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea today to get started with a free month. Don't forget to enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up. Thanks again to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode I talk to Tony Hillerson, author of "Seven Mobile Apps in Seven Days." This a longer interview, split into two separate parts - be certain to subscribe so you don't miss out on part two! Seven Mobile Apps in Seven Weeks Seven Languages in Seven Weeks MVC Pattern (Model-view-controller) Sinatra (Ruby) Stackoverflow Driven Development Yahoo Weather API Bruce Tate (@redrapids) iOS Swift Generics in Swift ShiftJS - Swift to JS compiler Android Universal Windows Platform Rubymotion Xamarin React Native Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's short inspiration episode, we discuss the "assumption of impossibility."

In today's episode, we talk about the "shutdown", yes-ifs, and flexible decision terms. Relevant to today's episode 3 Tips for Practicing Focus Developer Tea: Focus Today's episode is sponsored by FreshBooks! Get paid faster, and get control of your business cash flow. Head over to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea today to get started with a free month. Don't forget to enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up. Thanks again to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show!

In today's episode, I talk with Ismael Burciaga, creator of Squares, about conferences and taking a first step into unfamiliar territory. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: @burciaga Squares Conference Lines Conference Circles Conference Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I interview Andi Graham, CMO and managing partner at Big Sea Design. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: Big Sea Design Andi's role at Big Sea Design Andi on Twitter: @andigrahambsd Homestead Builder Salesforce Josh Sortino (@sortino) Here Is The Income Level At Which Money Won’t Make You Any Happier In Each State Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)!

In today's episode, I had a chance to speak with Kim Bost, product designer at Dropbox! Mentioned on today's show: @KimBost on Twitter Dropbox Dropbox Paper Etsy Cover (payment processing) Martin Pedrick (@nimprojects), design lead at Dropbox Disclaimer: Design Details, a show on the Spec Network, is supported by Dropbox, but Developer Tea (including this specific episode) is not. Today's episode is sponsored by FreshBooks! Get paid faster, and get control of your business cash flow. Head over to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea today to get started with a free month. Don't forget to enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up. Thanks again to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show!

In today's episode, I had a chance to speak with Kim Bost, product designer at Dropbox! Mentioned or relevant: Kim Bost's personal website Squares Conference Dropbox Logo programming language Editorial note - I said "Apple II" during the episode, but almost certainly meant the original Macintosh. Some of Kim's work Pencil Factory Flats and Shops (in Atlanta) Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode we discuss how to recognize 4 key moments that can make or break your relationship with a client. Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I talk to Developer Tea listener John about his transition period between jobs. Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode we discuss 3 ways to improve your views. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: "Declarative, Composable Views" "Model-view-controller" Sandi Metz: "Nothing is Something" Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I'll talk with you about maintaining relationships with your colleagues! Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: Proactive Client Communication Building and Maintaining Client Relationships Client Relationships: Meeting Preparation Tips If you're interested in sponsoring Developer Tea, head over to spec.fm/sponsors today!

In today's episode (and the next episode of Developer Tea), we discuss avoiding over-optimization by creating a "performance budget". Mentioned or relevant to today's episode "How to make a performance budget" "Setting up a web performance budget" Today's episode is sponsored by FreshBooks! Get paid faster, and get control of your business cash flow. Head over to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea today to get started with a free month. Don't forget to enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up. Thanks again to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show!

In today's episode (and the next episode of Developer Tea), we discuss avoiding over-optimization by creating a "performance budget". Mentioned or relevant to today's episode "How to make a performance budget" "Setting up a web performance budget" Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)!

Today's episode is all about proactive client communication! A HUGE thanks to today's sponsor, FreshBooks! FreshBooks is ridiculously easy to use, and will help you get your books straight and get paid faster. To claim your free month, go to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea and enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up.

In today's episode, I give you some tips for refactoring based on the responsibility of your code. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode Single Responsibility Principle Developer Tea Episode on SRP Sorting algorithms (note the single-letter variable names) "Anti-pattern: The God Object" And the long awaited announcement: Developer Tea is available on Google Play! Today's episode is sponsored by FreshBooks! Get paid faster, and get control of your business cash flow. Head over to FreshBooks.com/DeveloperTea today to get started with a free month. Don't forget to enter “Developer Tea” in the “how Did you Hear About Us?” Section when you sign up. Thanks again to FreshBooks for sponsoring the show!

In today's episode, I talk about four different types of abstract mental models. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: Creating Useful Metaphors Creating Obvious Systems: Why Mental Models Justify Simplicity, and When to Utilize Surprise and Delight Allegory (Wikipedia) Today's episode is sponsored by Squares Conference! Go to SquaresConference.com and use the code SPECFM25 at checkout to get 25% off your ticket to Squares. I'll see you there! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Castiglione (@castig), one of the cofounders of One Month (onemonth.com). Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: On Books podcast Daniel Kahneman's book, "Thinking Fast and Slow" Zero to One Dog Stars Deep Work So Good they Can't Ignore You Obstacle is the Way Mating in Captivity On Books episode about Mating in Captivity Catching the Big Fish episode The China Study Denial of Death (book) Marc Maron's WTF One Month Quip Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Castiglione (@castig), one of the cofounders of One Month (onemonth.com). Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: @castig One Month On Books (iTunes) on-books.com "Learning About Learning" Jon Sonmez on Developer Tea (talking about a developer's brand) Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Debugging is a part of every developer's career. In fact, a large portion of what developers do is fix code. In today's episode, I'm going to share with you two important mindsets to have to become a great debugger. Mentioned or Relevant to Today's Episode LiveReload Spring/Guard setup for Rails 4.1 Interesting discussion on debugging: "Toward a better programming" Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we'll discuss a perspective, "interval thinking", that could help return your estimation efforts to a more sane place. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode Estimating Sandwiches Spec Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I want to give you a mindset for prioritization that I believe can stick with you for the rest of your career. Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode of Developer Tea, I issue a challenge to you, the listener, to be foolishly generous. Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I talk about bringing new team members up to speed (this is a question from listener Matt Gale). Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: Spec Slack Community UserOnboard.com Fixing the Broken Hiring Process Crafting a Better Interview Process Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I'm celebrating an amazing 3 million listens (thank you!) by going back to the core fundamentals of Developer Tea: Focus. Developer Tea: Focus Seth Godin on Saying "no" Deep Work (Book, Cal Newport) Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I talk about impostor syndrome, specifically as it relates to the experienced developer. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode Acceleration vs. Velocity Dunning Kruger Effect Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I interview Sam Lambert, Director of Systems at GitHub. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode GitHub @isamlambert Hubot Slack (chat) Hubot plugins ChatOps: How GitHub Manages MySQL Hubot: The Hubber that never sleeps. Whiteboard GitHub Pull Request "DBA" - DataBase Administrator Today's episode is sponsored by Rollbar. With Rollbar, you get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. Rollbar is offering Developer Tea listeners the Bootstrap Plan, free for 90 days (300,000 errors tracked for free)! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I interview Sam Lambert, Director of Systems at GitHub. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode GitHub.com Sam Lambert Example of a Systems Engineer job at GitHub (they're hiring!) Jonathan on GitHub Git (not GitHub) Subversion Mercurial (another SCM) git-svn Telemetry GitHub pull requests GitHub issues "Human Development" (Interview with Ernie Miller) Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Simon about assimilating into a new culture. Simon's previous question (Developer Tea) Shivering (Wikipedia) Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I interview Kalid Azad, writer and teacher, and creator of BetterExplained.com. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode BetterExplained.com ADEPT method First part of this interview (Developer Tea) Imaginary Numbers (BetterExplained.com) Unity3d "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." "Your teacup is full." (Story about monk and full tea cup) @WesleyHales Brazilian Jiu-jitsu ShopTalkShow.com Sandi Metz Sandi's Talk at 2014 RailsConf xkcd: "tar" Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Use the code DeveloperTea at checkout to get one month of a 1GB droplet, completely free! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Mentioned on today's episode @betterexplained (Kalid on Twitter) War of Art ("Story of the Potter") Do The Work (Pressfield) Adam Savage's podcast, Untested BetterExplained.com @jeffrey_way Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are looking for a job as a developer or a designer and don't know where to start, head over to Hired now! If you get a job through this special link, you'll receive a $2,000 bonus - that's twice the normal bonus provided by Hired. Thanks again to Hired for sponsoring the show! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Crafting a Better Interview Process We surprisingly have no relevant non-sponsor links today, but take some time instead to think about and refine your interviewing process. You'll be surprised how much you will learn! Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, I talk with Rachel Smith, a JavaScript developer currently working at CodePen! Mentioned or relevant to today's episode: CodePen @RachSmithTweets rachsmith on CodePen RachSmith.com Rachel's posts on Physics WebGL Quote (mentioned Edison in the episode, but actually this quote misattributed to Einstein) Learning to Learn (Developer Tea episode) React (JavaScript framework) YDKJS DOM API Node JS Cheerio Geolocation API Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Use the code DeveloperTea at checkout to get one month of a 1GB droplet, completely free! And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.