Developer Tea

In today's episode, I discuss even further why it's important to create a brand for yourself. Make sure you check out my interview with John Sonmez to hear more about why a developer might want to build their own brand!

Today's bonus episode is the first weekly inspiration mini-episode! Today's quote comes from Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete.

Thank you for supporting Developer Tea with your listens! We just reached the 200k unique listens mark, and that's thanks to you!

In this episode, I answer a listener question about what route he should take in his technical education. Spoiler: I actually do have an opinion and recommendation to this question.

For a significant part of this episode, I discuss the concept of the famed "unicorn" developer, and why they're in such high demand.

Note: I accidentally called the listener a "guest" - probably because I consider everyone who listens to the show my personal guests 3 times a week. :)

I'm excited to be interviewing Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot. Ben is a brilliant craftsman of a developer, and in this episode we discuss what it takes to be a craftsman. This is the second part of the interview, so be sure to check out the previous episode for the first part!

Ben's personal site and writings can be found here: http://benorenstein.com

I'm excited to be interviewing Ben Orenstein from Thoughtbot. Ben is a brilliant craftsman of a developer, and in this episode we discuss what it takes to be a craftsman. This interview is split into two parts, so be sure to check out the next episode for the second part!

Ben's personal site and writings can be found here

Ben on Twitter, @r00k: https://twitter.com/r00k and on GitHub, @r00k: https://github.com/r00k

Around 1:00, Brett asks how to become an “advanced developer.”

Around 8:10, Daniel asks how to make writing tests less boring and more joyful.

Today I'm joined once again by Ryan Stout, the developer behind the powerful new Ruby web framework Volt. Ryan and I continue discussing why he created Volt, and some of the motivations for developers to move towards "isomorphic development".

Check out Volt: VoltFramework.com

Today I'm joined by Ryan Stout, the developer behind the powerful new Ruby web framework Volt. Ryan and I discuss why he created Volt, the motivations for developers to move towards "isomorphic development", and how Volt addresses some of those motivations.

Ryan Stout on Twitter: @ryanstout (note: not to be confused with @stoutryan, the comedian.)

Check out Volt: VoltFramework.com

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In this episode, we talk about stigmas and stereotypes.

As developers, and as humans, we have a responsibility to treat each other fairly. We also have a responsibility to our craft.

In this episode, I discuss the one thing that developers should be measured by.

The first month of Developer Tea was officially marked yesterday, and in this episode, I'd like to thank you. I also challenge you towards the end of the episode. Thank you so much for listening to the show!