Developer Tea

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...

Today I talk with Gregg Pollack and Carlos Souza from Codeschool! Codeschool.com JavaScript.com Ruby5 AMA with Mike Bostock D3.js Mapping caps-lock to control tmux Screen Hack Hands Envy Labs Today's episode is brought to you by Spec !

Today I talk with Gregg Pollack and Carlos Souza from Codeschool! Codeschool.com JavaScript.com Ruby5 5 Minutes of JavaScript iOS Bytes If you are a fan of iOS Bytes, check out Little Bites of Cocoa, too! Front-end Five Courses page on Codeschool Team Treehouse List of free programming books Gregg Pollack's Founder's Talk Delicio.us Envy Labs Today's episode is brought to you by Spec !

In today's episode, I underline the importance of failure to the learning process, and then we discuss why failure should be destigmatized and looked at more in depth. Many thanks to today's sponsor, Hired.com! Head over to Hired.com/developertea and you could receive 5 or more job offers in a given week! Learning about Learning Strategies for Learning from Failure (HBR) Learning from Failure (whi...

In today's episode, we talk about the flawed process we use in the development industry for hiring. Mentioned: Code Complete 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 this second part of my interview with Cap Watkins, we discuss the coexistence of specialization and generalization. If you enjoy Developer Tea, the best way to support the show is by leaving a review on iTunes! Click here to leave a review now! Links: Make sure you listen to the first part of the interview on Spec.fm! "Why Designers Really Should Learn to Code" (on Cap's blog) "S...

In today's episode, I had a chance to talk with Cap Watkins, the VP of Design at Buzzfeed, about quite a few things - most importantly, collaboration. @cap Cap Watkins's blog "Low-cal calzone zone" React, and CSS in your JS @developertea "I have still not used the Digital Crown to scroll on the Apple Watch since the first day." Basecamp Hello Web App Today's episode is brought...

In today's episode, we're talking about ways to avoid false dichotomies. Decisive "The Infinite Toolset" - article about why we shouldn't switch toolsets too often. @DeveloperTea Spec.fm Many thanks to today's sponsor, Hired.com Visit hired.com/developertea today and you could receive 5 or more job offers each week!

Today's episode is a short discussion on automation. We'll explore some helpful ways to look at automation that help make it more than simply scripting repeatable steps. Zapier IFTTT Rails generator documentation Gulp JS Babel James Clear Focus (app) Discussion on Useful Defaults Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started on cloud hosting. Use the promo code " DEVELOPER TEA " at the c...

In today's episode, I interview Eric Elliott. Eric is a JavaScript developer and author with a lot of knowledge to share! Be sure to check out JavaScript Scene to read Eric's writing. One of Eric's personal site @_ericelliott How to build a High Velocity Development Team Eric's High Velocity Development Team Course Programming JavaScript Applications (book) Learn JavaScript Universal App Developme...

Today, I talk about a particular framework for making decisions. The framework presents a specific dichotomy between concreteness and subjectivity. Types of decisions: Essential decisions Concrete input with subjective output Subjective input with concrete output Subjective input with subjective output "Trivial" decisions The paradox we have to deal with is that a lot of non-trivial outc...

Today, I discuss listener Pubudu's questions about how to find energy and enjoyment in his work, and how to stop procrastinating. Mentioned on the show: @HealthyProg The Healthy Programmer Get Up and Code Pomodoro Technique Thorough discussion on Pomodoro from a programmer Kent Beck Pomodoro proof Many thanks to today's sponsor, Hired.com Visit hired.com/developertea today and you could receive 5...

In today's episode, I answer a question from listener Sahar. Remote (37 Signals / Bsecamp The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod In this episode, I cover the concept of " The Minimum Viable Day " as well! Today's Sponsor is: 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...

In today's episode we talk about a message passing paradigm for programming. We'll discuss the concept of message passing as a lens for understanding everything we do in programming. Avdi Grimm (@avdi) Alan Kay's Email about Object Oriented Programming Smalltalk Today's episode is brought to you by Spec.fm - podcasts and content for designers and developers!

Today, we talk about closures and private object methods. Spec.fm Closures in JavaScript (Mozilla) Private methods in Ruby (documentation) Private :attr_accessor Private members in Java Closures: Elixir vs. Ruby vs. JavaScript Today's episode is brought to you by Spec.fm - brand new podcasts and content for developers and designers!

In today's episode, I'll talk about choosing the best tool vs. choosing the right tool for a job. Stopping assumptions about faster being better or using a specific language for a specific project isn't easy. We'll identify the difference between objective measures and subjective measures of a given language, and give you two challenges to help you evaluate your toolset. If you have a particular q...

In today's episode I review decorator and facade patterns. I'll go over strengths, weaknesses, similarities and difference between decorator and facade patterns and give tips on determining when to use one or the other. Today's Sponsor is: 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 yo...

Today's listener question is about working on side projects in the same space as your day job. Simon, who wrote into Developer Tea via email asks, "How do I transition from working on my side project in the morning, to working at my day job, in the same space?" This episode, I review three red flag scenarios, and routines to help segment your day so you balance side project and day job e...

Today's episode is about repeating yourself, and knowing when to repeat yourself and when not to. This episode was inspired by Sandy Metz . One of Sandy's teachings is to repeat yourself until you understand your code. It is much better to have repeated code than to have complex code. As a developer, it is your responsibility to decide if your code is better suited to be duplicated or complex. Thi...

Today I'm going to be sharing the simple perspective shift that helped me understand how valuable programming is. In this episode, I'll go over how to shift your thinking from time in relation to money to value in relation to money. I'll go over problem solving improvements, and proposal writing language to help you make that shift in mindset from time to value pricing. Thanks to today's sponsor:...