Developer Tea

Today's question is about creating better REST applications by making lighter objects.

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In today's episode, I answer a listener question from Naren who wants to know how many hours are realistic for a developer to produce work in a given day.

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In today's episode I discuss how to deal with a difficult team member, addressing a question from listener Lars. Thanks for the question, Lars!

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In today's episode, we talk about talking. Specifically, we talk about using the word "obviously", as well as a few other "L-Y" words.

Why are words so important? How can word choice affect our thinking and relationships?

Thanks to listener Joey for sending in this question!

Note: Today's episode is a re-airing of an episode that came out last week. Tune in Friday for a brand new episode of Developer Tea!

In today's episode, we talk about how to handle questions that you don't have good answers to.

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In today's episode, we talk about old code. Even though it may seem easier to rip out the old code and replace it entirely, slow down and listen to this episode first!

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In today's episode, we talk about the aspects that make for a great side project to increase your employability.

Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.

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In today's episode, we talk about how to handle questions that you don't have good answers to.

Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.

Please take a moment and subscribe and review the show! Click here to review Developer Tea in iTunes.

In today's episode, we talk about three refactoring techniques, each you can employ in under 5 minutes.

Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.

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In today's episode, we're talking specifically about deliberate practice.

Today's episode is sponsored by Linode! Head over to Linode.com/developertea or use the code DeveloperTea20 at checkout for a $20 credit towards your cloud hosting account! Thanks again to Linode for your support of Developer Tea.

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