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Listener Question from Summit: How To Hunt for a Different Job While Already Employed Without Exhausting Yourself or Burning Bridges

In today's episode, listener Summit asks about how to search for a new job while being employed, and how to keep from getting to exhausted. This episode is sponsored by Intuit. Check out the developer sandbox and API explorer at http://intuit.me/DevTea to get started building apps for millions of small business *today!*

Published: 5/13/2015
Length: ~14m
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Creating Obvious Systems: Why Mental Models Justify Simplicity, and When to Utilize Surprise and Delight

In today's episode, I discuss the importance of relying on obviousness when designing software and user interfaces, and when you should be utilizing surprise. Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Published: 5/11/2015
Length: ~10m
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Answering Listener Questions: Matt asks about the feasibility of finding remote work, online education, and the order of learning

Matt is a beginner developer who is making a shift to support his new life situation, in which he is unable to work a normal 9-to-5 job in an office. Matt sent me an email asking a few questions about this shift, and how he should begin to learn. This episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com. Head over to OneMonth.com/developertea to get started learning Ruby on Rails in just one month, and receive a limited-time 25% discount!

Published: 5/8/2015
Length: ~18m
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Inspiration Episode: Brian Eno Teaches Us To Limit Our Options

In this week's inspiration episode starts with a quote from Brian Eno, a highly influential musician and audio engineer, about limiting options in order to better take advantage of our efforts.

Published: 5/7/2015
Length: ~3m
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Scott Belsky, Part Two

Scott Belsky (http://twitter.com/@ScottBelsky) is the VP Products & Community at Adobe and cofounder of Behance. Scott is also a successful investor in major tech companies such as Periscope and Uber. Scott and I talk about the fundamental nature of creativity, why he created Behance, staying focused, the value of formal education, and what he wishes more people would ask him. Finally, at the end of the second part of the interview, Scott shares specific advice for developers who are wanting to work better with visionaries. Enjoy the interview! This episode is sponsored by Intuit. Check out the developer sandbox and API explorer at http://intuit.me/DevTea to get started building apps for millions of small business *today!*

Published: 5/6/2015
Length: ~17m
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Scott Belsky, Part One

Scott Belsky is the VP Products & Community at Adobe and cofounder of Behance. Scott is also a successful investor in major tech companies such as Periscope and Uber. Scott and I talk about the fundamental nature of creativity, why he created Behance, staying focused, the value of formal education, and what he wishes more people would ask him. Finally, at the end of the second part of the interview, Scott shares specific advice for developers who are wanting to work better with visionaries. Enjoy the interview!

Published: 5/4/2015
Length: ~16m
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Answering Front-end Developer Interview Questions: Explaining the Importance of Standards for the Web

In today's episode, we discuss the importance of standards and standards bodies for web technologies, specifically for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript specs. Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Published: 5/1/2015
Length: ~8m
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Answering Listener Questions: Devin, a Non-Developer, Asks About Grasping Things That Go Over His Head, and Finding Starting Points

In this episode, long-time listener Devin asks about how to grasp things that go over his head. You're not alone, Devin! In this episode, I give you (and others just like you) encouragement in the midst of your confusion, as well as some more practical advice for learning something new. Today's sponsor is OneMonth.com - go to OneMonth.com/developertea and enroll today to get 25% off your first month!

Published: 4/30/2015
Length: ~11m
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Hampton Catlin, Part Two: Speedy Sass with libsass, Wordset.org and Open-Sourcing Our Words

In today's episode, I talk with Hampton Catlin about fast Sass compilation with libsass, and then we discuss his latest project, Wordset, and why we need a truly open source dictionary. Further show notes can be found at http://developertea.com! This episode is sponsored by Intuit. Check out the developer sandbox and API explorer at http://intuit.me/DevTea

Published: 4/29/2015
Length: ~27m
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Hampton Catlin, Part One: Sass, the W3C, and (not) Being Data-Driven

In this episode, I sat down with Hampton Catlin to talk about his Ruby survey, the implications of the data, and about the evolution (and naming) of Sass. Show notes can be found at http://developertea.com

Published: 4/27/2015
Length: ~27m
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Weekly Inspiration - Happiness and Doing Our Best Work: 3 Practical Steps to Getting The Right Things Done and Finding Focus State Faster

In today's inspiration episode, I discuss the importance of removing barriers between you and your most important work, and why that is such an important thing to do. I then discuss 3 practical steps you can try that have helped me get to my focus state, and get more meaningful work done every day. Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Published: 4/24/2015
Length: ~12m
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Part Two: Culture and Connecting to Our Work with Pamela Vickers

Pamela Vickers and I sat down at Ancient City Ruby to talk about culture, conferences, and ping pong. And it was awesome. - [RailsGirls Atlanta](http://railsgirls.com/atl) - [PERMA](http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Citation/2012/11000/PERMA___A_Model_for_Institutional_Leadership_and.25.aspx) - [MINSWAN](http://blog.emmacodes.com/post/55841830917/minswan) - [Ruby Dramas](https://twitter.com/rubydramas) - [(Avoiding) Ruby Drama](http://rubydrama.com/) - [Hampton's Ruby Survey](http://www.askr.me/)

Published: 4/23/2015
Length: ~14m
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Part One: Culture and Connecting to Our Work with Pamela Vickers

Pamela Vickers and I sat down at Ancient City Ruby to talk about culture, conferences, and ping pong. And it was awesome. - [@pwnela](http://twitter.com/pwnela) - [RailsGirls Atlanta](http://railsgirls.com/atl) - [PERMA](http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Citation/2012/11000/PERMA___A_Model_for_Institutional_Leadership_and.25.aspx) - [MINSWAN](http://blog.emmacodes.com/post/55841830917/minswan) - [Ruby Dramas](https://twitter.com/rubydramas) - [(Avoiding) Ruby Drama](http://rubydrama.com/) - [Hampton's Ruby Survey](http://www.askr.me/)

Published: 4/22/2015
Length: ~11m
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Answering Listener Questions - Clyde Asks About Learning to Code while on the Road

In today's episode, Clyde asks about learning to code while on the road. If you've ever tried to focus in a new environment, or if you are learning to code while changing locations, this episode is for you!

Published: 4/20/2015
Length: ~13m
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Part 2: Ben Lesh on Reactive Programming at Netflix, Massive Data, and the Threadsafe Future

Ben Lesh is a senior UI engineer at Netflix, where he works on projects that use reactive programming in JavaScript to manage massive amounts of data. Ben talks with me about a variety of topics, focusing on reactive programming and data stream processing. Ben also gives his advice to you, whether you are a young developer or well into your career. Make sure you Tweet at Ben at https://twitter.com/benlesh and thank him for coming on the show! Today's episode is sponsored by DigitalOcean. Go to https://digitalocean.com to get started, and use the promo code "DeveloperTea" on the billing page after you create your account to get a $10 credit!

Published: 4/17/2015
Length: ~40m
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Part 1: Ben Lesh on Reactive Programming at Netflix, Massive Data, and the Threadsafe Future

Ben Lesh is a senior UI engineer at Netflix, where he works on projects that use reactive programming in JavaScript to manage massive amounts of data. Ben talks with me about a variety of topics, focusing on reactive programming and data stream processing. Ben also gives his advice to you, whether you are a young developer or well into your career. Make sure you Tweet at Ben at https://twitter.com/benlesh and thank him for coming on the show!

Published: 4/15/2015
Length: ~22m
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How We Spend Our Days, How We Spend Our Lives, and One Way To Get a Better Grasp On Time

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. But how can we get a better grasp on time? In this episode, I share a simple tip that exploits our brain's natural tendency to take shortcuts to help you better experience time and avoid the feeling of "time flying by" faster than you'd like. Today's episode is sponsored by OneMonth.com - go to http://onemonth.com/developertea to get 25% off your first month!

Published: 4/14/2015
Length: ~9m
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Taking Best Practices and Advice with a Grain of Salt

In this episode, we talk about "best practices" and advice, and what you should do with those things in your day to day life. Today's episode sponsored by Intuit! Head over to http://intuit.me/DevTea to get started!

Published: 4/13/2015
Length: ~9m
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Ernie Miller and Human Development, Part Two (at Ancient City Ruby)

I had the pleasure of attending Ancient City Ruby and interviewing a few folks while I was there. Ernie Miller was a speaker at ACR, and also sat down with me to talk about agile, humane development, and the implications of technically oriented people making a track switch to management. Thanks, Ernie! Don't forget to follow @erniemiller on Twitter and let him know you enjoyed hearing him on @DeveloperTea! Today's episode is sponsored by Intuit Developer. Get started developing applications for millions of business already using Quickbooks at http://intuit.me/DevTea today!

Published: 4/10/2015
Length: ~20m
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Estimating Sandwiches: Why the Gut Doesn't Work, and How Small Is Better

This episode is all about estimation, and how important it is to focus on estimating small things, and understand the implications of scale on your estimations. This episode is sponsored by Digital Ocean, cloud SSD hosting that you can deploy in just 55 seconds. Use the code "DeveloperTea" to get $10 off today at http://digitalocean.com - plans start at just $5/month!

Published: 4/9/2015
Length: ~9m
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