Developer Tea

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 Web Animation API RachSmith.com Rachel's CodePen posts (blog) w3c mailing list ActiveTheory About CodePen (includes team bios) Trello 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 interview Kenneth Reitz, Python product owner at Heroku! Mentioned or Relevant: Kenneth Reitz @kennethreitz Python requests records Coding for Humans (Developer Tea episode) Remap caps lock Vim Emacs Evil (extensible vi layer) for Emacs Sublime Text Atom.io tmux Redmine Pycharm Emmet Emmet Vim Zen Coding -> Emmet Sparkup Djembe Ben Orenstein on Developer Tea 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 Kenneth Reitz, Python product owner at Heroku! Mentioned or Relevant: Kenneth Reitz @kennethreitz Python requests records MS Paint SlashWear Malware Museum Netapp Readability Heroku PyCon Django net/http (Ruby) MomentJS 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.

Today's episode is the 200th episode of Developer Tea! In this episode, I skip the stats, and instead share with you some of the things I've learned along the way of building this podcast since last January. Spec Slack Community Medium Blogspot Developer Tea on iTunes Podcasts front page! 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.

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In today's episode I have the pleasure of being joined by Jason Snell! Jason Snell @jsnell sixcolors.com snellworld.com snellworld.com Part One of the interview with Jason Snell Marco Arment Randy Ubillos on Twitter - "spent 20 years as chief architect for a number of Apple video and photo products" GitHub f.lux Productivity discussion: [5k iMac]http://www.apple.com/imac/() SmartDesk iPad Pro BBEdit Scrivener Slack Twitter Mailplane 1Writer Editorial Workflow.app Outlook Numbers Pages PHP 7 Sunrise Quip 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.

In today's episode I have the pleasure of being joined by Jason Snell! Jason Snell @jsnell sixcolors.com snellworld.com snellworld.com Mentioned or relevant to today's episode MacWorld PC World Upgrade Verge Re/code Buzzfeed NYT TechHive Inverted pyramid of journalism CNET review of the 2015 MacBook Hackintosh MSI Wind Notebook 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 going to discuss a few tips for preparing for a client meeting. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode Previous episode about client relationships Developer Tea is proudly supported by Dev Bootcamp, the original immersive coding program that transforms beginners into full-stack web developers. Head over to devbootcamp.com/developertea to learn more. 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 designer and developer David Hemphill. Mentioned in Today's Episode DavidHemphill.com @DavidHemphill Musicbed Beard.css Pushsilver BubbleCMS OOCSS Solid (Buzzfeed) "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Atomic Class" Noel Gallagher Bootstrap SMACSS BEM Perl REBL Laravel Vue.js 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.

In today's episode, I interview designer and developer David Hemphill. Mentioned in Today's Episode DavidHemphill.com @DavidHemphill Musicbed Beard.css Pushsilver BubbleCMS Vim 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're talking about a fundamental skill for building client relationships: active listening. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode User stories Developer Tea is proudly supported by Dev Bootcamp, the original immersive coding program that transforms beginners into full-stack web developers. Head over to devbootcamp.com/developertea to learn more. 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 talking with Simon St. Laurent, senior editor at O'Reilly and veteran web developer. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: "5 ways web apps and sites are the same–and different" Phonegap Actionscript Rails Model-View-Controller Backbone.js Angular.js Imageoptim Opera Mini Razr VR Fluent Conference Douglas Crockford JavaScript: The Good Parts Two-factor Authentication Spec Slack Community David Hemphill Raspberry Pi SimonStL.com @simonstl 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.

In today's episode, I'll be talking with Simon St. Laurent, senior editor at O'Reilly and veteran web developer. HyperCard @simonstl (Simon on Twitter) O'Reilly React Angular Crockford's JavaScript the Good Parts ES6 Babel "ES2015" jQuery "Greenfield project" OpenGL D3.js Isomorphic Development (in Ruby) - Developer Tea interview with Ryan Stout NodeJS NWJS Nodebots Tessel Perl Unix philosophy Rubygems Composer Bower Make Rake Elixir (language) 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 talk about turbulence, and a new approach to responding to difficulties you encounter. Mentioned or relevant to today's episode Separation of concerns TEDx Article about design with constraint Developer Tea is proudly supported by Dev Bootcamp, the original immersive coding program that transforms beginners into full-stack web developers. Head over to devbootcamp.com/developertea to learn more. 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 Una Kravets, developer at IBM and prolific open source advocate. Mentioned or Relevant on Today's Episode @Una Una's site/blog Una's GitHub Goals Agile Manifesto You Might Not Need JS You Might Not Need jQuery Getting Things Done ("GTD") "Estimating Sandwiches" - Developer Tea episode Spec Slack Community React JS Redux Flux Rebecca Murphey @rmurphey zsh aliases Rebecca Murphey on Developer Tea Stuff In Austin BrooklynJS Una's GitHub 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.

In today's episode, I interview Una Kravets, developer at IBM and prolific open source advocate. Toolsday Podcast @Una Una's site/blog BEMCSS Atomic Design Dev Tea Episode about Pattern Libraries Bluemix "Classy CSS" CSSGram Instagram CSS Blend Mode spec My article on blend modes article on Web Design Tuts Art the Web (arttheweb.com) f.lux on Desktop f.lux on iPhone iOS Preview Media Queries Level 4 (including 'light-level') Google Glass Moore's Law 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 will discuss the sunk cost fallacy and 3 traps that lead to the sunk cost fallacy that you should avoid. Mentioned Or Relevant To Today's Episode Hired.com (Disclaimer: Hired is a sponsor of this show, but did not sponsor this episode.) Culture and Connecting to Our Work with Pamela Vickers 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.

In today’s episode, I interview Rachel Nabors, front-end developer, animator, speaker, and writer. 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 http://www.hired.com/developertea 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! Rachel Nabors Online: http://rachelnabors.com https://twitter.com/RachelNabors http://codepen.io/rachelnabors/ https://dribbble.com/rachelthegreat Web Animation Weekly Part One of this interview (Developer Tea Episode) Web Animation API (on GitHub) SMIL Animation for SVG jQuery Timmy Willison (jQuery Core Team Member) Whiteboard 10 Year Anniversary of jQuery Greensock You Might Not Need jQuery Greensock Ease Visualizer border-radius John Lasseter (Pixar) quote Ray tracing Ray tracing Disney video Motionographer "Looking Ahead and Behind" - Rachel's Blog Chris Coyier on Developer Tea 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.

In today’s episode, I interview Rachel Nabors, front-end developer, animator, speaker, and writer. 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 http://www.hired.com/developertea 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! Rachel Nabors Online: http://rachelnabors.com https://twitter.com/RachelNabors http://codepen.io/rachelnabors/ https://dribbble.com/rachelthegreat Opinions: Ally or Enemy? (Developer Tea episode) Nerdist discussion about eye framerate HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Explanation on 23.976fps vs 24fps https://addyosmani.com/ Addy’s Blog Google Developer Channel on YouTube Mozilla’s Introduction to the CSS Box Model CSS-Tricks article about the Box Model Adobe’s After Effects Adobe Flash (Animate CC) Features You Don’t Need (At Least For Now) - Developer Tea Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation CSS Animation (CSS-Tricks) http://www.rachelthegreat.com/ Mozilla Web Animation API My Codepen Portfolio (jcutrell) 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 will discuss the sunk cost fallacy and 3 traps that lead to the sunk cost fallacy that you should avoid. Mentioned Or Relevant To Today's Episode Sunk Costs /r/learnprogramming subreddit Books Online Resources Codeschool Treehouse Little Bites of Cocoa (on Spec) learnxinyminutes.com 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.

In today's episode, I discuss four tips for learning on the job. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: React Native ReactJS 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.

In today's episode, we discuss the problems we may encounter when we employ one of our brain's superpowers, comparison. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: "Daily routines and controlling impulsive behaviors" - Developer Tea episode "Correlation does not imply causation" - Wikipedia Decoy Effect Anchoring (Wikipedia) 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 of Developer Tea, I talk about features your application doesn't need (at least for now). This episode is focused mostly towards early application development, but we discuss a few things that are completely relevant to later stage applications as well. Mentioned Or Relevant To Today's Episode IFTTT IFTTT Maker Channel 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.

Today's episode talks all about gear! We're discussing the gear I use to record this show. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: Shure SM7B Redco cables Auralex Sterling VMS UA710 Twinfinity Preamp Cloudlifter CL-1 Focusrite Clarrett 8Pre Yamaha HS7 Logic Pro iMac 27" Retina "How to Mix for Podcasters?" Basic terminology of Audio Engineering Podcast Method (Dan Benjamin's fantastic show about podcasting) 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.

In today's episode, we discuss two cognitive biases that could kill your work, whether you are creating a startup product or working for a well established business. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: List of Cognitive Biases Semmelweis Reflex Neglect of Probability 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 $4,000 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 respond to a question from listener Felix about getting past the "no experience" problem. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: "Never Eat Alone" - Book Spec Slack community 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.

In today's episode, I celebrate the one-year anniversary of Developer Tea! Thank you for making this year great. I look forward to many more! Mentioned in today's episode: Spec.fm DeveloperTea.com [email protected] Thank you so much for listening to Developer Tea over the last year! Be sure to check out the other shows and content on Spec.fm!

In today’s episode, we talk about focus, once again! Focus is a topic that can’t be covered enough. Today's episode is sponsored by Hired! Go to Hired.com/developertea to start your job path today! Mentioned on or relevant to today’s episode: Unroll.me Pushover Vim Basic Linux Shortcuts Mac OS X Shortcuts Alfred App “Why mess causes stress” - Psychology Today article Today's episode is sponsored by https://hired.com/developertea! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus (from $2,000 to $4,000) is https://hired.com/developertea. And lastly… Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Happy New Year! In today's episode, I talk about resolutions. It's 2016, and you're probably making resolutions for the New Year. Listen to this episode if you want to make them stick. Mentioned in or relevant to today's episode Harvard Business Review article: "When You Give Your Team a Goal, Make It a Range" Sustainable behavior: Changing the habit by changing the context "When Willpower isn't Enough" - Freakonomics Podcast Derek Sivers - Keep Your Goals to Yourself "Rule #1 About Your Goals: Do Not Talk About Your Goals" Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! Go to onemonth.com/developertea to get 25% your first month today!

In today's episode, I continue my interview with Marcelo Somers and John Gully. Mentioned on today's episode Pattern Pack Marcelo on Twitter, @marcelosomers John on Twitter, @johngully styleguides.io Team Models for Scaling a Design System Finding Platform Balance in a Design System Semantic Versioning (semver) Pattern Pack on NPM Micah Godbolt describes Visual Regression Testing Micah's Visual Regression Testing Workshop (overview) Thank you for listening to Developer Tea today, and this year. I look forward to doing this podcast with you in 2016!

In today's episode, I interview Marcelo Somers and John Gully. Mentioned Or Relevant To Today's Episode Pattern Pack Marcelo on Twitter, @marcelosomers @johngully Slalom Consulting CSS Dev Conf 2015 Agile Fight the Zombie Pattern Library (Marcelo's talk at CSS Dev Conf) Bootstrap Brad Frost's Atomic Design Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! One Month is the first ever online school specifically for tech entrepreneurs. Enroll now at onemonth.com/developertea for 25% off your first month.

Happy Holidays! Today, I simply want to thank you, and challenge you to start thinking about the upcoming year, and reflect on the past year. Developer Tea happens because of you, so thank you! Mentioned on today's episode Spec Slack [email protected] Developer Tea on iTunes

In today's episode, we talk about when documentation can be a bad thing. Relevant to today's episode: Stackoverflow post where someone disagrees with me about private method documentation Stackoverflow post where someone agrees with me about private method documentation (for Java) Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus is https://hired.com/developertea. 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 finish the interview with Christopher Schmitt, author of the CSS Cookbook and part owner of Environments for Humans. Click here to listen to part one of the interview. Mentioned in today's episode: JavaScript Summit 2016 Call for Speakers History of The Queen Mary boat CodePen CodePen Meetups CSS Dev Conf Wrap-up on Shoptalk Show Elite Balloon Design Ari Styles on Twitter (@ari4nne) AIGA Austin WordPress Meetup Spec Slack Community Sara Soueidan on Twitter (@SaraSoueidan) Greensock Animation Library Using CSS Flexbox (MDN) GruntJS GulpJS Command Line for Web Design (Tutorials on WebDesignTuts) Developer Tea episode about branding yourself as a developer, (Interview with John Sonmez) Non-Breaking Space Podcast Today's episode doesn't have a specific sponsor. Instead, head over to spec.fm and check out the other shows on the network! 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 Christopher Schmitt, author of CSS Cookbook and part owner of Environments for Humans. Mentioned in today's episode: Chris's personal site Environments for Humans AOL Keywords (Urban Dictionary) Creating Killer Websites (book) Designing Web Graphics (book) Chris's podcast, Non-Breaking Space Websafe Colors Cufon sIFR CSS Cookbook (book) CSS Dev Conf 2015 Flexbox Guide (CSS-tricks) Latest Selector Draft (CSSWG) Responsive Images Community Group Responsively Retrofitting Kickstarter Getting the Most Out of Conferences (Developer Tea Episode) CSS Tricks Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

In today’s episode, we discuss when opinions can be helpful, and when they can be harmful. Mentioned in today's episode When opinions are a good thing: When the evidence for a given topic is inaccessible or doesn't exist When the person with the opinion has significant experiential knowledge When the subject of the work is primarily representative of a person's opinion or expression When are opinions a bad thing? When an opinion is positioned as an objective truth. When the opinion of an individual devalues any other individual's perspective without objective reasoning When opinion is used as a substitute for research. Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! One Month is the first ever online school specifically for tech entrepreneurs. Enroll now at onemonth.com/developertea for 25% off your first month.

In today's episode, I continue my interview with Jessica Ivins. Jessica is a User Experience educator at Center Centre. Mentioned on today's episode Jessica Ivins Online: @JessicaIvins jessicaivins.net http://centercentre.com/about/jessica-ivins Center Centre Never Eat Alone (book) MySpeed (video speed tool) Media Consumption Diet (Developer Tea episode) Sponsors of Spec Whiteboard The User Experience Team of One (book) 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 a chance to interview Jessica Ivins. Jessica is a User Experience educator at Center Centre. Mentioned on today's episode Jessica Ivins Online: @JessicaIvins jessicaivins.net http://centercentre.com/about/jessica-ivins Center Centre What Center Centre looks for in a student applicant: Lifelong learner Empathy Around 7:30 or so, we start talking about context and audience Around 9:30 we talk about the complexity of feeling and accessibility as it relates to user experience AP Style Book Lynda.com Make it Stick Designing for Touch Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus is https://hired.com/developertea. 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 Matt Hirsch. Mentioned on today's episode Hack Reactor Learn.co Viking Code School OneMonth TreeHouse Hirsch Creative (Matt's site) uideo.net (design/development conference talk videos) CodePen GitHub Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit! Follow @DeveloperTea on Twitter | Leave a rating and review for Developer Tea on iTunes | Join Spec's Slack community for free

In today's episode, we discuss how to make the most of your off time. Mentioned in today's episode The Martian (book) "Billions in Change" (a documentary you could watch on your break) Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! One Month is the first ever online school specifically for tech entrepreneurs. Enroll now at onemonth.com/developertea for 25% off your first month.

In today's episode we discuss the concept of vocalizing the things you are thinking about as you work through a problem - the "voice inside your head." Mentioned on today's episode: Rubber Duck Debugging Spec 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 share some tips to help you start networking as a developer. We'll discuss 7 tips that you can start using today to cultivate a well rounded networking strategy. Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus is https://hired.com/developertea. 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 continue our discussion from last week about frameworks. Mentioned on today's episode Great Framework Debate, Part One MVC Design Patterns (book) Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit! Follow @DeveloperTea on Twitter | Leave a rating and review for Developer Tea on iTunes | Join Spec's Slack community for free

Today's episode is sponsored by Delighted! Delighted is the easiest way to gather feedback from your customers. Sign up for a paid account at https://delighted.com/tea and receive a $100 credit today! Mentioned on today's episode "Cost of Frameworks Recap", CSS Tricks Framework vs. Toolkit vs. Library (Stackoverflow) jQuery Ember.js Ruby on Rails Don't forget to subscribe in your podcasting app, and leave a review in iTunes! Today's episode is sponsored by Delighted! Delighted is the easiest way to gather feedback from your customers, and view the data in a real-time dashboard. Sign up for a paid account at http://delighted.com/tea and receive a $100 credit today! Delighted is also hiring Front-End engineers! Head over to http://delighted.com/jobs to find out more.

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for listening to Developer Tea. In today's short special episode, I issue a challenge for you!

In today's episode, I respond to Jean-Michel's question about when it's time to step up and lead a team that currently has no leader. Mentioned on today's episode (or otherwise relevant) Spec Slack Community Android and iOS Leadership Skills of Socrates Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com! One Month is the first ever online school specifically for tech entrepreneurs. Enroll now at onemonth.com/developertea for 25% off your first month.

What's happening to the Ruby community? Is it flailing, or doing just fine? Some evidence and simple logic says both are possible. Let's explore it a bit further in today's episode! Mentioned in today's episode: Ruby Ruby on Rails GitHub GitHut.info JavaScript CSS NodeJS PHP WordPress Laravel Java Android Python GitHub blog post about language popularity Avdi Grimm's discussion about the Soul of Software Jeff Atwood explains "Why Ruby" for Discourse Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a job, Hired is a fantastic place to begin your journey! The special link for a doubled bonus is https://hired.com/developertea. And lastly... Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

Today I talk with Andrea Goulet about software "makers and menders." Andrea is the CEO of CorgiBytes. Listen in if you are interested in refactoring and green field projects, and the difference between the two! Mentioned on today's show: @andreagoulet on Twitter CorgiBytes @CorgiBytes on Twitter Makers versus Menders Scott on Twitter (@mscottford) GitHub Refactoring to Patterns (Martin Fowler) Michael Feathers Arlo Belshee's process for naming things "Practical Refactoring" video (~2 hours) Slack .Net Webforms Exercism "Adopting a growth mindset" - Carol Dweck Ted Talk Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code DEVELOPER TEA at the checkout after you create your account to get a $10 credit! Follow @DeveloperTea on Twitter | Leave a rating and review for Developer Tea on iTunes | Join Spec's Slack community for free

In today's episode, we talk about solving small problems. I'll give you a few tips for scoping your problems down to be smaller. Mentioned on today's show Think Like a Freak (book) Freakonomics Radio (podcast) Spec.fm Click here to leave a review of Developer Tea on iTunes! Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get root access on super-fast linux cloud servers in just a few minutes! Use the code DeveloperTea10 to get $10 off on your new account.

In today's episode, we talk about FoMO (the fear of missing out) as it relates to deciding what tools to use. Mentioned on today's episode: FoMO ratemyfomo.com Aziz Ansari (comedian, actor) discusses FoMO News article about YouTube upload volume (from back in 2010) The growth of languages on GitHub Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Get root access on super-fast linux cloud servers in just a few minutes! Use the code DeveloperTea10 to get $10 off on your new account.