Developer Tea

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 podcas...

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 onemon...

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 S...

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 F...

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 cod...

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...

In today's episode I talk about some of the front-end tools we use at Whiteboard. Join Spec on Slack: http://spec.fm/slack Mentioned on today's episode: Bower Node NPM Gulp Grunt Composer Typekit Fonts.com CDNJS Handlebars Cloudflare Digital Ocean Linode WP Engine Heroku JavaScript.com Babel ES6 / ES2015 jQuery Zepto React JSX Underscore.js Slick.js Handlebars D3.js Polyfills Request animation fra...

Thank you for helping Developer Tea make it to 2 million listens! This is a major milestone for the show. Not many external resources were mentioned on today's episode, but I'd love to invite you to leave a review on iTunes! Leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes now. Today's episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean! Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo co...

Today, we talk about participating in conferences, both as a speaker and as an attendee. Mentioned on or relevant to today's episode: 2015 CSS Dev Conf Speaking.io (speaking resources for beginners) SassConf SassSummit - Use the discount code "CUTRELL" to get 20% off! Attend online from anywhere in the world. Leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes! Join the Spec Slack community today...

Code without fear! Happy late Halloween, everyone. :) Mentioned on the show or otherwise relevant: Leave it Better Than You Found It (Developer Tea episode) How Thoughtbot Tests Rails Applications "What is a Side Effect" Flux Architecture Today's sponsor is Linode! Linode is focused on making their servers ultra-fast. Run containers or your own Git server, with full root access. Linode o...

Sean asked me where to find well written code in Slack. (You can join us by going to http://spec.fm/slack ) @fat 's article on Medium's CSS Chris Coyier's article on Codepen's CSS GitHub's CSS IRC jQuery IRC Trending repos on GitHub Microsoft on GitHub Google on GitHub NASA on GitHub SassConf SassSummit Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com ! If you are a developer or a designer looking for a...

Today I talk about managing projects that seem relatively large for one person (or a small team) to manage. Mentioned on today's show: Spec Slack channel Sean Washington (from Does Not Compute) Agile Kanban GTD GitHub Issues Trello Simplenote Imgix - disclaimer: Imgix has sponsored the show before, but this episode was not sponsored. Not mentioned, but relevant: "Happy Path" on Wikipedia...

Today I give you a short homily: Leave code (and anything, really) better than you find it! In this episode, I'll share 5 simple ways that you can make code better every time you touch it. Mentioned in today's show: Git 5 Useful Tips for a Better Commit Message Mozilla's Code Style guide (making code match a uniform standard) Developer Tea on iTunes Todays episode is brought to you by Spec.fm ! Le...

Today, I discuss a question Jake Schwartz asked me in the Spec.fm Slack community. You can join our Slack community by going to spec.fm/slack . Mentioned on today's episode: Example of one of the tools we use at Whiteboard ("Launchframe") The Socratic Method on Wikipedia Spec.fm Slack Community Note - there was a little hiccup in the editing process. We said 70ms is equivalent to "p...

In today's episode, I talk to Paul Straw and Sean Washington from Does Not Compute, the newest member of the Spec family. Mentioned in today's episode: Does Not Compute, Paul and Sean's podcast CoffeeScript ES6 Features React Native Spec Slack community Slashrocket Community Octopus Creative @PaulStraw @seanwashington Today's episode is sponsored by Hired.com ! If you are a developer or a designer...

In today's episode, I talk to Paul Straw and Sean Washington from Does Not Compute, the newest member of the Spec family. Mentioned in today's episode: Does Not Compute Developer Tea episode about Focus Focus App GitLab Pomodoro Technique e.ggtimer.com Vue.js Angular WebComponents.org Flickity Slick Octopus Creative @PaulStraw @seanwashington Note: We had a little hiccup in our editing process. Pa...

In today's episode, I discuss creating a "not to-do list", inspired by Warren Buffett's "two list strategy." If you enjoy today's episode, click here to leave a review for Developer Tea on iTunes . This is the easiest and best way for you to help the show. Mentioned on today's episode: The original story about Warren Buffet's pilot Tim Ferriss's Not To-Do List Today's episode i...

Today, we discuss the X/Y problem. Don't know what the X/Y problem is? You definitely should. Be sure to listen in! Other discussions about the X/Y problem: http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=542341 http://xyproblem.info/ Today's episode is brought to you by OneMonth ! Head over to OneMonth.com/developertea to get started learning Ruby on Rails in just...one month, and receive a limited-time 25% di...

Today I talk to you about questions you should always ask a potential employer. 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 . Mentioned on the show: Reddit post about the subject Julia Evans post about questions you should...

Today, we'll discuss how to cultivate relationships as a developer. Mentioned on today's episode: Recurse School manual Avdi's tweet about "Well, actually" 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! Leave a review for Deve...

In today's episode, we talk about "Feature Runways." Join the Spec Slack community by going to spec.fm/slack The takeaway: We'll talk about how to consider the likely direction of future development, and make things flexible from the start in that direction. This works as a kind of "insurance policy." Thanks to Spec.fm ! Don't forget to leave a review for Developer Tea in iTune...

Today we talk about saving time by managing questions. Set expectations Take questions seriously Provide opportunity for questioner to find the answer themselves Delay your answer Learning is an investment! Don't answer questions as a shortcut every time.

In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Crispin Bennet! Crispin wrote in and asked me about the balance between learning something ("deep-dive" style) and doing just enough to be productive today. 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! Mentioned on the show (or rel...

Today we talk about avoiding a state of constant yellow alert. Signs you may be in a constant state of alert: Audit your texts, emails, etc for constant "urgent" language. How often are you on alert? Check your diet, relationships, etc - is your work putting these things in a stressed state? If you feel like you must always be connected to some kind of messaging system (email, Slack, tex...