Developer Tea

It's hard to construct with deconstruction in mind. It's difficult to imagine designing for final shutdown. In this episode, we talk about the importance of transformation and change, and the ultimate reality of everything: it all ends, at some point. If we want to build better software and lead better lives, we should build with open eyes about the end.

Today, we also celebrate the shutdown of Spec.fm, the podcast network Developer Tea has been a part of for over 5 years!

Thank you to long time sponsor and friends of the show Linode for sponsoring today's episode!

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.

Listeners of Developer Tea can now enjoy $100 in free credit! You can find all the details at linode.com/developertea.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Our conscious thinking is optimized to remove as much as possible. The more we can accomplish without hard thinking, the easier it is on our brains. As a side effect, much of the reality of our lives becomes invisible to us.

Build internal tools, remarkably fast. Connect to anything w/ an API. Drag-and-drop React components. Write JS anywhere.

Check them out over at https://retool.com/devtea

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com/contact.

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Becoming enlightened may not mean rising above everything. Instead, maybe it means zooming in.

It's easy to believe that as we continue to get older, we care less and less about the details, and we care more about the "big picture." Interestingly, if you study individuals with high levels of excellence and experience, they tend to care deeply about the details and notice things others may not. This expansion of the current moment is the paradox of transcendence - only once we care deeply about the present moment, enough to notice the minute details, can we rise above it.

Thank you to long time sponsor and friends of the show Linode for sponsoring today's episode!

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.

Listeners of Developer Tea can now enjoy $100 in free credit! You can find all the details at linode.com/developertea.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com.

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Exceptions are, by definition, unusual. An exception is something we wouldn't expect - out of the norm. Yet, we often craft much of our behavior around an abundance of perceived exceptions. In this episode, we talk about how this is a problem in code and in life, and a way to look at things differently.

Build internal tools, remarkably fast. Connect to anything w/ an API. Drag-and-drop React components. Write JS anywhere.

Check them out over at https://retool.com/devtea

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com/contact.

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

In today's episode, I hope to challenge you to reconsider how you label your world.

• Labeling Theory
• A game-theory math-oriented perspective on heuristics
• Some more on heuristics and bias

Thank you to  New Relic for sponsoring today's episode!

Make managing and analysis of complex digital architectures work for you. Check them out at  NewRelic.com to become a full access user with 100GB per month totally free.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Today, we're continuing the discussion of learning in public with guest, Shawn Swyx Wang. 

Swyx is best known for being the Reactjs subreddit mod, and recently released the book, "The Coding Career Handbook". 

In this part 2 with Swyx, we focus in on productivity, strategy and tactics of senior vs. junior engineers and what beginning engineers can do to level up in their career.

• Swyx Twitter 
• Swyx Personal Website
• Swyx on GitHub
• The Coding Career Handbook 
  • use code DEVTEA30 at checkout to enjoy  30% off
• LearninPublic.org

Thank you to  New Relic for sponsoring today's episode!

Make managing and analysis of complex digital architectures work for you. Check them out at  NewRelic.com to become a full access user with 100GB per month totally free.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

This week, we continue the discussion of learning in public with guest, Shawn Swyx Wang. 

Swyx is best known for being the Reactjs subreddit mod, and recently released the book, "The Coding Career Handbook". 

In this part 1 with Swyx, we discuss his background and how he got started in engineering. 

• Swyx Twitter 
• Swyx Personal Website
• Swyx on GitHub
• The Coding Career Handbook 
  • use code DEVTEA30 at checkout to enjoy  30% off
• LearninPublic.org

Thank you to long time sponsor and friends of the show Linode for sponsoring today's episode!

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.

Listeners of Developer Tea can now enjoy $100 in free credit! You can find all the details at linode.com/developertea.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Over the next couple of episodes of this show, we're talking about learning and teaching in public. Today, we sit down with Kent C. Dodds. Kent has created some of the most important teaching materials for React developers at epicreact.dev. 

In this part 2 with Kent, we talk about building a teaching platform and the importance of giving away most of your knowledge for free.

• Twitter - @kentcdodds
• Epicreact.dev
• Testing JavaScript
• Kent's Blog
• Kent's Website
• Discord
• Courses

Thank you to  New Relic for sponsoring today's episode!

Make managing and analysis of complex digital architectures work for you. Check them out at  NewRelic.com to become a full access user with 100GB per month totally free.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Over the next couple of episodes of this show, we're talking about learning and teaching in public. Today, we sit down with Kent C. Dodds. Kent has created some of the most important teaching materials for React developers at epicreact.dev. 

In this part 1 with Kent, we talk about the roots of why Kent cares so much about teaching. 

• Twitter - @kentcdodds
• Epicreact.dev
• Testing JavaScript
• Kent's Blog 
• Kent's Website
• Discord
• Courses

Thank you to long time sponsor and friends of the show Linode for sponsoring today's episode!

Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier.

Listeners of Developer Tea can now enjoy $100 in free credit! You can find all the details at linode.com/developertea.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.

Have you ever thought about building something because you assumed the product already existed? 

In this part two of our interview with Keith,  we dig into the difference between being a CTO vs. CEO and why Keith chose to be the CTO at Buildkite. 

• Twitter @keithpitt 
• Github
• Buildkite

Thank you to  New Relic for sponsoring today's episode!

Make managing and analysis of complex digital architectures work for you. Check them out at  NewRelic.com to become a full access user with 100GB per month totally free.

If you enjoyed this episode and would like me to discuss a question that you have on the show, drop it over at: developertea.com. 

If you're enjoying the show and want to support the content head over to iTunes and leave a review! It helps other developers discover the show and keep us focused on what matters to you.