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Developer TeaImprove Your Chances In Your Engineering Job Search Using the Scientific Method with Brian PulliamI'm joined today by Brian Pulliam. I've personally engaged Brian as a career coach. In this discussion we'll talk a bit about coaching, and about how you can set yourself up to become a much better candidate in your job search as an engineering leader.Values Exercise Live:Jonathan and Brian perform a live exercise, transforming company core values into interview questions.Discussing the importance of aligning your experiences with the values that a company holds."I'm going to do this live right now with you, actually. I think it'll be a cool exercise..."Advanced...
2024-08-141h 26
Best Work#043 Jonathan Cutrell - Work that mattersIn this conversation, Ben speaks to Jonathan Cutrell. Jonathan is the former Director of Technology at PBS and now works at Guild Education as an Engineering manager. Jonathan also hosts his own podcast, Developer Tea, which has over 13 million downloads.Their conversation discusses why focusing on shorter timeframes and the day-to-day has a bigger impact on our lives than the long term. They cover the use of ‘why’ in defining how we compare ourselves to others, how we grow and how we find meaning in work.
2022-07-2150 min
PodRocketDeveloper Tea with Jonathan CutrellDeveloper Tea is a podcast for developers designed to fit inside your tea break. Jonathan Cutrell started the podcast in 2015 and now has hosted over 1000 episodes. We interview Jonathan Cutrell about the early days of Developer Tea, Spec.fm, developer content, and more.
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2021-12-1445 min
Conversations with Tech ExpertsThe Most Critical Factor For IT Growth - with Jonathan Cutrell from DeveloperTea - EP. 25This week's episode of Conversations with Tech Experts features Jonathan Cutrell, Director of Technology at PBS and host of the DeveloperTea podcast. Jonathan joins Experts Exchange CEO Randy Redberg and Director of Bus. Dev. Thomas Bernal to discuss the pursuit of knowledge and the importance of learning within a community. They start the show with Randy and Thomas asking Jonathan his opinion on the best way to showcase the community aspects of Experts Exchange. Then, Jonathan gives a rundown of his career - which includes starting one of the top tech podcasts - "DeveloperTea," and working his way from...
2021-05-131h 09
Coffee & Coding: the App Developer Podcast15 - Jonathan Cutrell: Developer Tea, Remote Working, Long Term Thinking, Made Up Job Titles & more!Today's guest is Jonathan Cutrell - Director of Engineering at PBS & host of the Developer Tea podcast.In this episode we discuss: • How and why he started Developer Tea • The why behind things we do as developers • What drives the actions we take • The psychology of remote working • Hierarchies of developer roles • and much much more!🌎 Connect with JonathanYou can find Jonathan on Twitter @JCutrell & on his website.🔎 Resources discussed in the show • How Remote First Companies are Antifragile [Article] • The Black Swan [Book] • An...
2020-09-161h 04Developer TeaThe Unique Advantages of Being a Beginner🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Command Line HeroesCommand Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat about the people who transform technology from the command line up.A new season was released on July 14th, in which Author Clive Thompson joins host Saron Yitbarek to share his insights from over 200 interviews with coders for his latest book.This 3-episode mini-season will cover: the many paths to a coding career, where coders work, and what coders expect from each other.Head on over to the podcast platform of your...
2020-08-1315 minDeveloper TeaExplicit Heuristics and Cheap TestsFind. Cheap. Tests.When you face situation with infinite possibilities, it's important to break those options down into easy to digest components. How can you better validate your direction as early as possible and cheap? 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other deve...
2020-08-1011 minDeveloper TeaThe Critical Importance of Labels🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Command Line HeroesCommand Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat about the people who transform technology from the command line up.A new season was released on July 14th, in which Author Clive Thompson joins host Saron Yitbarek to share his insights from over 200 interviews with coders for his latest book.This 3-episode mini-season will cover: the many paths to a coding career, where coders work, and what coders expect from each other.Head on over to the podcast platform of your...
2020-08-0512 minDeveloper TeaUsing Your Brain Without ThinkingIn today's episode, we're talking about the limits of our brain and mind shifting strategies to solve problems faster. 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf 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.
2020-08-0411 minDeveloper TeaInterview w/ Aaron Upright (Part 2)🎧 Part 1 Interview w/ Aaron Upright Part 1 🌎 Aaron on the webTwitterLinkedInZenhub🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Command Line HeroesCommand Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat about the people who transform technology from the command line up.A new season was released on July 14th, in which Author Clive Thompson joins host Saron Yitbarek to share his insights from over 200 interviews with coders for his latest book.This 3-episode mini-season will cover: the many paths to a coding career, where coders work, and what coders expec...
2020-07-2929 minDeveloper TeaInterview w/ Aaron Upright🌎 Aaron on the webTwitterLinkedInZenhub📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf 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.
2020-07-2830 minDeveloper TeaAre You Really An Exception, Or Are You Inflexible?Can you operate under a different circumstance and best practice when your job changes? Where can you be flexible in your career and where are the exceptions?📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf 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 matt...
2020-07-2206 minDeveloper TeaFuture Focused Feedback🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Command Line HeroesCommand Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat about the people who transform technology from the command line up.A new season releases on July 14th, in which Author Clive Thompson joins host Saron Yitbarek to share his insights from over 200 interviews with coders for his latest book.This 3-episode mini-season will cover: the many paths to a coding career, where coders work, and what coders expect from each other.Head on over to the podcast platform of your choi...
2020-07-2012 minDeveloper TeaStop Pushing Down Your EmotionsIn today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about the discomfort of silence and stillness, and how to face the quiet part of ourselves. Can you stay still without any distractions today for 1 minute and just listen to your own thoughts? 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a...
2020-07-1708 minDeveloper TeaSmall Problems and Principled Engineering🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Command Line HeroesCommand Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat about the people who transform technology from the command line up.A new season releases on July 14th, in which Author Clive Thompson joins host Saron Yitbarek to share his insights from over 200 interviews with coders for his latest book.This 3-episode mini-season will cover: the many paths to a coding career, where coders work, and what coders expect from each other.Head on over to the podcast platform of your choi...
2020-07-1409 minDeveloper TeaThe Stories Your Code TellsWhat does your code explain both in the code and outside of it? In today's episode, we're talking about the reason for making the coding decisions that we choose to make. 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf 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...
2020-07-0806 minDeveloper TeaOffensive and Defensive Software Engineering StrategiesIn code we are trying to construct, but we often leave out the consumers, machines and co-workers who are using the code we're writing. How can we think in terms of human realities in our code? 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: LinodeWhether 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/devel...
2020-07-0610 minDeveloper TeaYour Present is Soon Your PastIn today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about the concept of time. We'll linger on the idea that moments have a timeline: future, present, and past. How do our moment timelines help us become better developers and coworkers? 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: Command Line HeroesCommand Line Heroes is an original podcast from Red Hat about the people who transform technology from the command line up.A new season releases on July 14th, in which Author Clive Thompson joins host Saron Yitbarek to share his insight...
2020-07-0110 minDeveloper TeaDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Rejecting a Duel IdentityJust like many of the other distortions that our brains trick us into believing, the idea that we have two selves, good and bad, hides away our complex ego. In today's episode, we're talking about ego and how to get outside of our self-perception when we make a mistake in order to grow and learn. 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf you're enjo...
2020-06-2906 minDeveloper TeaUncomfortability, the Ultimate TeacherIn today's episode, we're talking about an environment of learning that you can create on your own. How can we create an environment that puts us in a state of discomfort in order to keep us growing? 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: LinodeWhether 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...
2020-06-2611 minDeveloper TeaBaseline Happiness and Delayed AchievementsIf you think about most achievements awarded, they are handed out over a period of time when the dues are paid and effort put in. In today's episode, we're talking about pictures of achievement and taking a moment to reflect on what it means to live a full and satisfying life as a developer. 🧡 Leave a ReviewIf 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.
2020-06-2508 minDeveloper TeaFinding Underlying Motivations to Stay Resilient In Your CareerAside from the fact that we're making a living being engineers, what is it that keeps us coming back into work every day? At some point in your career, the initial things that brought you into engineering will shift, and when those things change, what is left? What keeps you going? Today, we talk about what motivations drive us and how to keep our motivations relevant when the career changes.🧡 Leave a ReviewIf you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave...
2020-06-2208 minDeveloper TeaStrategies for Overcoming Mental BlocksWhat do you do when you hit a mental block and don't know how to solve a problem? Today we'll dig into what we can do about this blocked scenario and how can we better deal with negative emotions that follow. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: LinodeWhether 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 Develop...
2020-06-2010 minDeveloper TeaWhat Will You Say When You Don't know?In today's episode, we're talking to early engineers and challenging all new engineers to think about how they will handle the pressure of not knowing the answer to a question asked by a co-worker. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/
2020-06-1811 minDeveloper TeaWishes, Beliefs, and KnowledgeIn this short episode, we're digging into the relationship between our belief and knowledge and how we form our beliefs based on knowledge. 🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others.Check them out and reserve your FREE spot at live.jsnation.comVisit: linode.com/developertea and use promo code developertea2020P.s...
2020-06-1507 minDeveloper TeaListener Question from Saul: How Do I Communicate with Non-Technical Decision Makers?In today's episode, we dive into Saul's question by recounting past experience and providing tools to approach this situation at a human level and from your employers expectation. 📮 Ask a Question If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop a message over at: developertea.com. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To you by: LinodeWhether you’re working on a personal project or managing your enterprise’s infrastructure, Linode has the pricing, support, and scale you need to take yo...
2020-06-1211 minDeveloper TeaHow Questions Influence Pathways to SolutionsIn today's episode we're talking about problems and how we involve questions into our day-to-day tasks as developers. We'll cover question framing techniques and practices to boost collaboration with your co-workers on problem solving.🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/ 🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLi...
2020-06-1009 minDeveloper Tea4 Points Of Advice For Brand New Developers As someone who was a self-taught developer, I have an affinity for people eager to become a developer. In today's episode, we'll offer four different pain points that you're likely to experience in your career and give tips on how to use those moments to continue your growth and develop your skills. 🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at https://zebranding.com/🎟Upcom...
2020-06-0815 minDeveloper TeaWhat Does It Take To Change Your Mind?Changing our minds on a belief or issue that we stand by is not easy and as humans but is required of us to grow as people and as professionals.In this episode of Developer Tea, we're walking through three different visualizations to help us better understand and become more comfortable with when and why we decide to change our minds.🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: ZeBrandSetting up your brand with ZeBrand only takes 5 minutes and you’ll have instant access to your assets to start showcasing your product today at ht...
2020-06-0316 minDeveloper TeaPlay, Stakes, and Learning🎟Upcoming EventsWanna get your hands on the hottest #JavaScript tech?Reserve a spot at #JSNationLive happening on June 18-19, and see speakers / instructors like Tobias Koppers (Webpack), Orta Therox (TypeScript), Minko Gechev (Angular), Matteo Collina (Node.js) and many others. Check them out and reserve your spot at live.jsnation.com🙏 Today's Episode is Brought To You By: HeadSpinWith HeadSpin, you only need one platform for testing, monitoring, and analytics across applications, devices, and networks. Check them out at headspin.io
2020-06-0110 min
Developer TeaLeveraging Our Emotional GoalsIn today's episode, we're talking about goals and what we tend to give up in order to reach those goals. We'll cover how to define goals, and how to keep going toward your goals when motivations run thin.
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2020-05-2709 min
Developer TeaMental Models for Finding BalanceIn today's episode, we're talking about balance as it relates to decision making. We'll dig into two models of thinking that can help us understand the nuance of balance as it relates to daily decisions.
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2020-05-2513 min
Developer TeaHigh Certainty, High Value DefaultsA useful default is an action you can take on a regular basis that you expect to provide some level of utility.
In today's episode, we're talking about the fine line between useful default behaviors and when those behaviors can lead you astray and become more of a distraction from an overall goal.
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2020-05-2213 min
DevelomentorJonathan Cutrell - Eng. Manager, Podcast Host of Developer Tea #59Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Jonathan CutrellJonathan Cutrell is a communications and media studies graduate who started his early career as a writer and editor before entering the world of development. He’s held a variety of roles including software engineer, director and CTO. These days, he’s an engineering manager and fellow podcaster who started the Spec.fm podcast network. Spec.fm currently hosts 12 different podcasts and sees an average of 100,000 downloads a weekIf you are enjoying our content, click here to support us!Epi...
2020-05-2143 min
Developer Tea3 Ways to Be a Better PR AuthorHow can you write a pull request that's productive?
in today's episode, we're talking about how to be a better PR author by offering three guidelines to writing productive pull requests so that PR reviews go quickly and smoothly.
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2020-05-2015 min
Developer Tea4 Ways to Be a Better PR ReviewerWhat does it mean to collaborate as an engineer with other engineers? In today's episode, we're talking about the pull request process and the lack of attention it seems to get from engineers.
In this episode, we'll cover what a PR process is, the players in a PR review and offer four ways to be a better PR reviewer.
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2020-05-1817 min
Developer TeaWhat is Code, to Our Evolved Mind?How do our brains and our minds perceive code?
In today's episode, we're talking about what code is to our mind vs. our brain?
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2020-05-1515 min
Developer TeaCorrelation, Causation, Post Hoc, Ergo Propter HocWhen you think correlation and causation you might think of graphs and research. As one data point changes another data point also changes.
In today's episode, we're talking about controlling variables and how to avoid assuming that correlation is causation.
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2020-05-1307 min
Developer TeaContext-Dependent Decisions and Linear Heuristic Mental ModelsWhat effect does your value system have on your personal and professional growth?
In today's episode, we're talking about context dependent decision making and how your current state of mind can influence decisions you make on a day-to-day basis and influence our happiness long term.
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2020-05-1218 min
Developer TeaProductive Self-SabotageWe often don't know about all of the failures that exist, but what causes failure?
The path to success is filled with failures along the way. In today's episode, we're challenging you to take a step into an unknown situation with understanding that you will likely fail and what failure means to your personal and professional growth.
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2020-05-0815 min
Developer TeaSimple Prioritization VisualizationIn today's episode, we're doing a visualization exercise. Grab a piece of paper and pen or pencil and get ready to think about what you did today.
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2020-05-0610 min
Developer TeaThere Is No, "Way We've Always Done It"The average engineer hears this over and over, "question your assumptions." In today's episode, we're identifying assumptions that make based on our behaviors in various situations.
How can we avoid throw away responses like "it's the way we've always done things" when we or our teammates ask the question, "Why?"
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2020-05-0409 min
Developer TeaWhen To Walk Away From (and come back to) A ProblemWhen do you walk away from a problem to find the solution?
In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're answering this question submitted from a listener.
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2020-05-0111 min
Developer TeaDefault Problem Solving ModesWhat are your default problem solving strategies?
In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about the things we do on a regular basis and how our default behaviors shape the way we approach problem solving strategies when faced with a new situation.
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2020-04-2909 min
Developer TeaWhat Orders Have You Inherited?What makes up the orders that we follow?
In today's episode, we're talking about truths about the world based on our pre-determined perceptions. We dig into how our predispositions inform our decision making and shape the way we solve problems as developers.
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2020-04-2710 min
Developer TeaUpstream w/ Dan Heath (Part 2)In today's episode, we conclude the conversation with Dan Heath, author of a new book , Upstream.
In this part 2 of the interview, Dan talks about quality of leadership and giving more praise to those leaders who solve for disaster before it happens and reduce the need of heroes to save the day when the system breaks.
If you missed part 1 of the interview with Dan, be sure to go back and check that out. in which we kicked off the with Dan, discussing preventative work over reactive work among teams.
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2020-04-2432 min
Developer TeaUpstream w/ Dan Heath (Part 1)In today's episode, we sit down with Dan Heath, author of a new book , Upstream. In this part 1 of the conversation with Dan, we discuss preventative work over reactive work among teams.
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2020-04-2226 min
Developer TeaProtecting UncertaintyAt some point our knowledge runs out, but even more perplexing is the ability to look forward in time. In today's episode, we're talking about uncertainty that teams experience and how that uncertainty within a team can be a healthy marker to successful workers.
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2020-04-2006 min
Developer TeaLearning Isn't A List of Items Your Can Check OffIf you had to define learning to an engineer, you'd probably mention some type of fact memorization and functions to perform a task. In today's episode, we're talking about information gathering and better ways to learn a new skill.
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2020-04-1713 min
Developer TeaConsider Your CuesFor the sake of this episode we're calling habits the effort it takes to do something with intuition. In today's episode, we're talking about how to break out of old habits and learn new habits when asked to adapt to change.
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2020-04-1307 min
Developer TeaHow Little We Really KnowWhat are some things you don't know about?
In today's episode of Developer Tea, we're talking about uncertainty, lack of knowledge, lack of clarity, and pushing past the feeling of guilt when we think about the things we don't know in order to stay mindful of our limitations and outline where we can improve.
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2020-04-1115 min
Developer TeaImproving Through Bad Ideas and Silly QuestionsWhy are bad ideas important and why are silly questions needed? Very likely you've been in a meeting welcoming any question, good or bad.
In today's episode, we're talking about being vulnerable in meetings with your peers and how the person leading the meeting can participate in the discussion by being vulnerable themselves.
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2020-04-0813 min
Developer TeaForcing FunctionsIn 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.
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2020-04-0607 min
Developer TeaGrowth, Uncomfortability, and Deliberate PracticeWhat 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.
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2020-04-0309 min
Developer TeaPractical Steps for Reframing ProblemsIn 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.
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2020-04-0113 min
Developer TeaTake Advantage of What You Already HaveThe 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.
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2020-03-3010 min
Developer TeaStress and ToleranceHow 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.
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2020-03-2710 min
Developer TeaArchitecting Change - InterpolationMost 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.
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2020-03-2511 min
Developer TeaWhen Do Long-Term Models and Habits Betray You?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.
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2020-03-2311 min
Developer TeaThe Overreaction ParadoxWe 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.
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2020-03-2011 min
Developer TeaHidden Environment Inputs - Mindful Remote WorkIn 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.
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2020-03-1810 min
Developer TeaInterview w/ Carl Yates Perry (Part 2)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.
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2020-03-1645 min
Developer TeaInterview w/ Carl Yates Perry - Part 1Carl 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.
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2020-03-1342 min
Developer TeaFlattening the Cost of Change CurveIn 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.
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2020-03-1107 min
Developer Tea4 Reasons You Will Never Pick the "Right Tool For the Job"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?
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2020-03-0912 min
Developer TeaFour Questions for the WeekendHappy Saturday!
In today's episode, we're asking four questions that cause us to pause and reflect in order to answer.
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2020-03-0715 min
Developer TeaBreaking Your Own Rules Accelerates Bad Habit FormationWhenever 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?
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2020-03-0414 min
Developer TeaRedefine Your Career Search RulesSearching for a job is hard for both the people looking for a new job and a company looking for the perfect candidate to fill a position. In today's episode, we're talking about a different way to approach your next job search.
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2020-03-0210 min
Developer TeaFunctional Autonomy and Finding Meaning in the Small Things TodayThink about the mundane tasks that you're going through today. In today's episode we're talking about finding joy in even the small things that we do on a daily or weekly basis. How are the small things we do, connected to a larger goal?
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2020-02-2809 min
Developer TeaYour Influence is Catalyzed By What is Influencing YouStudies show strong-willed friends, greatly influence your choices.
In today's episode, we're talking about the experiences and relationships that influence our personal drive and behavior. The things that influence you are the things that teach you, and the people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors and reactions through learned habits.
How does the team you'er on influence your career development?
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2020-02-2604 min
Developer TeaYour Time is An Account With An Unknown BalanceToday we're talking about time as a resource of abundance. We'll cover self-care as an investment, work as something that you can enjoy more consistently and free-time as something you can learn and grow from.
Today's challenge will be to enjoy your life, no matter where you're at.
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2020-02-2512 min
Developer TeaDon't Make the Problem Fit the ModelA model is not the pure picture of the truth. If we think about road maps as we use them today, they are almost always slightly out of date. In what way can a map be useful as they relate to developers?
In today's episode, we're talking about how we can easily abuse a model by changing a problem to fit a model that a team relies on and the repercussions of broken models in our code and our career as software developers.
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2020-02-2111 min
Developer TeaImplicit Models and ProcessesWe often hear the term, "process", and this carries a lot of baggage. It's easy to believe that processes are one concept that we apply to something we do. In today's episode, we're talking about implicit processes that we follow without realizing it.
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2020-02-1908 min
Developer TeaMeasuring Freedom to ChangeThe freedom we want to create as managers is the freedom to disagree and solve problems towards a goal. In today's episode we're talking about freedom and autonomy among a team and offering different ways managers can provide as much freedom and autonomy as possible to their team.
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2020-02-1710 min
Developer TeaEmbracing ConfusionWhat does it mean to be confused?
In today's episode, we're talking about confusion and how we manage and learn from points of professional confusion. We'd dig into the perception of confusion in the workplace and offer tips to embrace confusion both in ourselves and with our co-workers.
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2020-02-1406 min
Developer TeaThought Experiment - Rejecting Your Intuitive SolutionTake a problem that you expect to face - one that you haven't solved yet or taken action on but have an ideal of how you would take action. Today's thought experiment is to imagine rejecting your proposed solution and forced to think of an alternative solution.
What exactly are you solving?
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2020-02-1206 min
Developer TeaYou Don't Have to Be a Slave to Self-ImprovementWhen we allow surrounding cultures to drive our goals, we fall back to the systems and goals that the people around us have created. Where do our goals come from and how does it make our lives dysfunctional?
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2020-02-1012 min
Developer TeaGetting Stacked Value From your Daily ActivitiesThe amount of time in a day is the same but the amount of margin you have in your day can vary. In today's episode, we're talking about some heuristics for choosing the best activities for your time and value output.
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2020-02-0712 min
Developer TeaDefining Your Reference PointsWhen was the last time you asked a question in a meeting?
Questions are an invitation to collaboration, especially in our jobs as developers. In today's episode we're talking about the questions we've been asked that change the way we think.
This episode will challenge you to be vulnerable and ask more questions for the sake of your code and professional growth.
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2020-02-0510 min
Developer TeaEngineering Your Habits Like InterfacesIn today's episode we're talking about the idea of interfaces as some kind of expected way to interact with our code and how to take that frame of mind to our day-to-day lives.
Being explicit about what we need to make our days successful can be rare but it might make sense to imagine each day as it's own function and the outputs that you want for each day. What kind of outputs do you want to happen today and what do you need to make that possible?
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2020-02-0308 min
Developer TeaPlans Should Be Functions, Not DocumentsWe expect things to go one way, but often, they go in another way. In today's episode, we're talking about plans and how to stay agile when the plans we make, don't necessarily go the way we expect.
This episode especially applies to timelines that we sign our names to when attempting to accomplish a development goal and how we can developer a better strategy when things don't go the way we're expecting.
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2020-01-3114 min
Developer TeaWhat Are your Fundamentals?One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a developer is to overcomplicate whatever you're doing. This comes all the way down to every line of code you write. In today's episode, we're talking about simplicity, complexity and value of our work.
At what point does complexity devalue our code?
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2020-01-2907 min
Developer TeaGetting On The Right Level When Solving Problems CollaborativelyOften as a developer you'll find yourself either too far in the weeds of solving a problem or too far up in the clouds. In today's episode, we're talking about the levels in which we choose to contribute to solving a problem and tips to identifying roles our teammates can play help us solve a problem we're all facing.
How do we solve the relational issues that a team is facing and how can we support each other in solving problems we are faced with?
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2020-01-2708 min
Developer TeaManagement Anti-Pattern - Detail AbstractionThe anti-patterns we are talking about today are details. Who manages the details and when is management getting too involved or not getting involved sooner in the details of a project?
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2020-01-2411 min
Developer TeaManagement Anti-Patterns - False HomogeneityFocus is perhaps the one superpower that's common in successful people. In today's episode, we're talking about a management anti-pattern that totally destroys focus and provide a solution to get focus back for you and if you manage a team, for them as well.
This episode is not just for managers of teams but general personal time management.
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2020-01-2213 min
Developer TeaManagement Anti-Patterns - Implicit Assignment of ResponsibilityThere are so many ways to be wrong as a manager and this week, we're talking about management anti-patterns. One thing we all do is assign responsibility to ourselves and possibly to others around us.
In today's episode, we're talking about our relationship with assigning responsibility.
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2020-01-2009 min
Developer TeaTwo Biases that Can Affect Your Work and RelationshipsWe carry our minds with us through our careers. Our perceptions of the world around us are based on our biases or predispositions. In today's episode we're talking about models of thinking and how we can identify biases that affect our working habits and relationships.
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2020-01-1716 min
Developer TeaYou'll Never Have All of the InformationToday, we're talking about gathering information as part of the developer's job. We'll dive into what it means to use the information we have to translate or create a solution to problems we're solving on a daily basis.
What is the function of the information we're trying to gather and how does this information translate to a usable solution?
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2020-01-1612 min
Developer TeaProductivity Isn't About How Much You Get doneProductivity is an endless hill. How can you increase the output of you or your team as an engineer? In today's episode, we're zooming out to explore how individuals contribute to the productivity of a team as a whole.
What is the least amount of work that's necessary to reach your goal?
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2020-01-1307 min
React Podcast66: Jonathan Cutrell on The Future of Work — Part 2This week we continue our discussion with Jonathan Cutrell about the future of work.
This time, we're talking about teamwork.
We tackle a few important questions.
How do you invest in a team that is separated by hundreds of miles?
How do you find moments to spark trust where serendipity is at a minimum?
And how do you make sure everyone is heard and feels good about their work?
If you work remote — or hope to work remote — these questions are at the forefront of your mind as you decide whether or n...
2019-10-0300 min
React Podcast65: Jonathan Cutrell on The Future of Work — Part 1This week we sit down with Jonathan Cutrell.
He's the host of the beloved podcast Developer Tea and co-found of Spec, the very podcast network that this show belongs to.
When podcasters get together and talk. They talk... for hours.
So this is part one of a two-parter.
Today, we learn from Jonathan's transition from musical performer to developer.
We discover how constrained systems like music primed him for life as a developer, and the ways in which all systems being infused with our humanity.
We talk about how to keep...
2019-09-2600 min
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots335: Discipline & Creativity (Jonathan Cutrell)Jonathan Cutrell, host of Developer Tea and Senior Engineer at Clearbit, discusses the history of the podcast, motivation for creation, learning to say 'no', and what it means to truly be 'remote-friendly'.
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2019-09-0930 min
MaintainableJonathan Cutrell: Healthy Teams Know How to Eradicate FearThis week Robby interviews the host of the Developer Tea podcast, Jonathan Cutrell. They discuss what constitutes debt, how to build a strong team, and more!Helpful Links:Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanDeveloper Tea PodcastFollow Jonathan on TwitterJonathan on LinkedInSubscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsOvercastOr search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.Join the discussion in the Maintainable Discord CommunityLoving Maintainable? Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help grow our reach.Brought to you by the team at Planet...
2019-08-1946 min
Developer TeaBonus Episode - Soft Skills Engineering Meets Developer TeaToday is a special episode of Developer Tea, we're airing an episode in which Jonathan was interviewed by the folks at Soft Skills Engineering podcast. We talk about looking for a job when you already have a job and so much more with Dave and Jameson.
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2019-03-2634 min
MetaLearn PodcastML85: Jonathan Cutrell on Learning To Code, Lessons from Podcasting and How To Fly a PlaneJonathan Cutrell is the founder and host of the Developer Tea Podcast and the Director of Technology at Whiteboard. In this episode we cover: - The core skills of a good developer and advice on learning to code - How Jonathan got his pilot’s license and learned to fly planes - Jonathan’s lessons from 300+ episodes of the Developer Tea Podcast So whether you’re looking to learn how to code, start a podcast, or fly a plane, this episode will give you everything you need and more.
2017-09-0545 min
Developer TeaListener Question: Jonathan Bocarra Asks About Content Generation and Baby PreparationIn today's episode, I answer listener Jonathan's question about getting ready for a baby, and simultaneously planning content.
2017-04-1020 min
Developer TeaInterview with Lauren Cutrell (part 2)In today's episode, I finish my interview Lauren Cutrell. Lauren is the Director of Interactive at Whiteboard, and she also happens to be my wife! We talk about agile, scrum, and how to make those things simple for developers and clients.
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2017-02-0644 min
Developer TeaInterview with Lauren Cutrell (part 1)In today's episode, I interview Lauren Cutrell. Lauren is the Director of Interactive at Whiteboard, and she also happens to be my wife! We talk about agile, scrum, and how to make those things simple for developers and clients.
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2017-02-0351 min
Hackers Archives - Software Engineering DailyDeveloper Tea with Jonathan Cutrell
“Our field moves so quickly that learning is kind of a fundamental skill – not every field is that way.”
Software engineering combines art, science, and philosophy. On the Developer Tea podcast, Jonathan Cutrell explores how engineers can improve their technical ability as well as their interpersonal skills and mental clarity. On this episode of Software Engineering Daily, Jeff and Jonathan about focus, career development, and software podcasting.
Jonathan Cutrell is the founder and host of Developer Tea. He is also the Director of Technology at Whiteboard.
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2016-02-021h 01
Developer On FireEpisode 064 | Jonathan Cutrell - Firm Commitment
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2015-11-2400 min