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Developer Tea episodes

March 17, 2015Inspiration Episode #4: Learning Like Children through Play
Children learn at an incredible rate. They also play significantly more than the average adult. Many studies have shown the importance of play for children in the learning process - so the question is, why don't we practice "play" as adults?
Episode 4: Learning About Learning
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8 min
March 16, 2015 27: Ensuring Professionalism - Rules I Practice
In this episode, I discuss some of my personal rules for maintaining a reputation of professionalism.
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15 min
March 13, 2015 26: To Generalize, or to Specialize, that is the Question... Part Two
Should you be a generalized programmer or a specialized programmer? Generalized programmers learn a wide range of languages and/or frameworks, while a specialized programmer becomes an expert in something very specific. There are pros and cons to both, and in this episode, we'll discuss both.
11 min
March 12, 2015 Inspiration Episode #3: The Day the Beatles Were Rejected
Unless you're extraordinarily lucky, you'll be rejected multiple times in your life. Whether in your personal or professional life, rejection is a normal part of life, even for the best of the best (like the Beatles). In this episode, I encourage you to move past your rejection.
7 min
March 11, 2015 26: To Generalize, or to Specialize, that is the Question... Part One
Should you be a generalized programmer or a specialized programmer? Generalized programmers learn a wide range of languages and/or frameworks, while a specialized programmer becomes an expert in something very specific. There are pros and cons to both, and in this episode, we'll discuss both.
13 min
March 09, 2015 25: "What Should I Build?" - 5 Tips for Better Idea Generation
In this episode, I answer a question I've received from many listeners: How do I come up with an idea for something to build?
This question is somewhat complex, but we'll cover 5 basic tips for idea generation.
15 min
March 06, 201524: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part Two
Scott Jehl is a designer and developer working at Filament Group. Scott is also an author and speaks regularly at conferences like An Event Apart. In this interview, Scott and I discuss progressive enhancement and his book, Responsible Responsive Design.
Mentioned at some point in the interview:
ScottJehl.com, Scott's Twitter, Scott's GitHub
Filament Group
Responsible Responsive Design (book)
Designing with Progressive Enhancement (book)
Critical (Addy Osmani)
Critical CSS (Filament Group)
loadCSS
22 min
March 05, 2015 Inspiration Episode #2: Coding for Humans
Today, I talk about coding for humans in this special Inspiration episode. Remember, computers are only what you tell them to be!
4 min
March 04, 201524: Scott Jehl on Responsible Responsive Design and Progressive Enhancement, Part One
Scott Jehl is a designer and developer working at Filament Group. Scott is also an author and speaks regularly at conferences like An Event Apart. In this interview, Scott and I discuss progressive enhancement and his book, Responsible Responsive Design.
Mentioned at some point in the interview:
ScottJehl.com, Scott's Twitter, Scott's GitHub
Filament Group
Responsible Responsive Design (book)
Designing with Progressive Enhancement (book)
Critical (Addy Osmani)
Critical CSS (Filament Group)
loadCSS
24 min
March 02, 2015 23: When to Adopt New Technology: A Simple Value-based Rubric
In today's episode, at the request of a listener I discuss the tradeoffs of choosing to adopt a new technology versus using what you already know, even when what you already know might not be the best tool for the job.
15 min

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