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How We Construct Software, Part 4b: Code and Communication

In today's episode, we dive into the rest of the communication model we started discussing in the previous episode in this series.

Published: 2/19/2019
Length: ~22m
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How We Construct Software, Part 4a: Code and Communication

In part four of our discussion on how we construct software, we're discussing a theory of communication, and how it applies to code. This is a two-part episode (A and B) - subscribe so you don't miss the second half!

Published: 2/15/2019
Length: ~23m
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How We Construct Software - Part Three (Decision Variance)

In today's episode, we discuss factors that lead to decision variance when constructing software.

Published: 2/13/2019
Length: ~16m
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How We Construct Software - Part Two (Beliefs and Models)

In today's episode, we're going to talk a little bit about belief.

Published: 2/11/2019
Length: ~17m
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How We Construct Software - Part 1 (Substitute Questions)

In this special series on Developer Tea we're talking about the different ways that software information flows.

Published: 2/8/2019
Length: ~14m
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Beating Procrastination

In today's episode, we're talking about specific reasons why we may be running into procrastination in our jobs.

Published: 2/6/2019
Length: ~10m
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Poisoning Retrospectives With Hindsight Bias

We recommend structured retrospectives. Identify things that went well and things that didn't go so well during a project or given week.

Published: 2/4/2019
Length: ~12m
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When Best Practices Backfire - The Peltzman Effect

Today, we're talking about risk compensation.

Published: 1/30/2019
Length: ~16m
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Replace Your Implicit Questions to Break Out of Incrementalism

Most of the changes you make as a developer are incremental. That's what we're talking about in today's episode.

Published: 1/28/2019
Length: ~21m
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Self-Awareness and Intellectual Honesty

When was the last time you lied?

Published: 1/25/2019
Length: ~15m
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Treating Your Brain as More Than a Machine

In today's episode, we're talking about missed opportunities.

Published: 1/23/2019
Length: ~14m
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Improving Confidence and Neutralizing Threats Through Detached Perception

In today's episode, we're talking about responding to situations

Published: 1/21/2019
Length: ~19m
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High-Churn Code Should Be Your Cleanest Code

What code do you believe should be the cleanest?

Published: 1/18/2019
Length: ~8m
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Mental Models - Lenses for Thinking and Decisions (Part 2)

In today's episode of Developer Tea we're continuing the discussion on challenging our mental models.

Published: 1/16/2019
Length: ~19m
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Mental Models - Lenses for Thinking and Decisions (Part 1)

Improvement is not a simple concept but usually comes from experience. In today's episode, we're talking about improvement based on questioning what kind of information you should be seeking.

Published: 1/14/2019
Length: ~21m
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Adding tests to a big untested codebase - Where do I start?

Where do you start when you're adding tests to an untested codebase? That's what we're talking about in today's episode of developer tea.

Published: 1/11/2019
Length: ~11m
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5 Tips for Improving Your Principles of Experimentation

In today's episode, we're talking about variables to inspect when encountering different problems. At the end of the episode, you'll get 5 tips to add to your toolkit to use when you can use in approach to various problems.

Published: 1/9/2019
Length: ~19m
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Visualize Your Goals in Details

One of this year's goals may be to become a healthy developer. In today's episode, we're giving a few tips to keep you on a path to maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a developer.

Published: 1/7/2019
Length: ~22m
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Expectations vs. Reality

What are you learning today? In today's episode, we're talking about movement in our careers and how our tools can be progressing or limiting our options and how to self-correct. We're also announcing the Tea Break Challenge!

Published: 1/4/2019
Length: ~15m
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Interview w/ Ben Orenstein (pt. 2)

You might remember today's guest back in episode 19 & 20. Today, we talk about new projects with the guest of the show, Ben Orenstein. During part 2 of this two-part episode, we dig into financial opportunities and I challenge you, while you're listening to this episode is to consider the lessons you've learned in 2018 and continue to grow in 2019.

Published: 1/2/2019
Length: ~36m
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