Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://jonathancutrell.com/">Jonathan Cutrell</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/jcutrell">@jcutrell</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle">Jonathan Cutrell talks with Dave Rael about big ideas in software, agency work, creating content, podcasting, and delivering on commitments</div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Jonathan Cutrell is the Director of Tech and developer at WhiteBoard, the host of the Developer Tea podcast, and a writer, teacher, and speaker.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Jonathan Cutrell</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's motivations and history for becoming a podcaster and creating Developer Tea</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Jonathan up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jonathan got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Developers and Designers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's story of failure - getting fired by a client and sharing the experience, accepting failure and adapting</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's greatest success - academic excellence, creating Developer Tea and adhering to his commitment</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The relationship between academic success and learning</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jonathan stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The importance of developing craft, going deep with your tools, and the dangers of changing too much</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Understanding relationships among the technologies you know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Jonathan most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's greatest sources of pain</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Things things about which Jonathan geeks out apart from software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's predictions for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jonathan's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Jonathan</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://jonathancutrell.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan's website</a></li> <li><a href="http://developertea.com/" target="_blank">Developer Tea - Jonathan's Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://spec.fm/" target="_blank">The Spec Network</a></li> <li><a href="http://whiteboard.is/" target="_blank">Whiteboard</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.starwars.com/the-force-awakens/" target="_blank">Star Wars - The Force Awakens</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/isaacfitzgerald/darth-jar-jar#.nb3POgpG5" target="_blank">Jar Jar Binks - More Important Than You Think</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/learn/historyculture/thefirstflight.htm" target="_blank">1903 - The First Flight - Wilbur and Orville Wright</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11" target="_blank">Apollo 11 - Manned Lunar Mission</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/ward-cunningham-exceeding-expectations-with-joy-curiosity-and-discovery" target="_blank">Ward Cunningham on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC" target="_blank">ENIAC</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper" target="_blank">Rear Admiral Grace Hopper</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/alan-cooper-sustainable-innovation" target="_blank">Alan Cooper on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://uideo.net/" target="_blank">425 Talks for Designers</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@jcutrell/the-infinite-toolset-craftsmanship-and-developer-sanity-3785a5ce613a#.x3qiobs2f" target="_blank">The Infinite Toolset, Craftsmanship, and Developer Sanity</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/book/tpp/the-pragmatic-programmer" target="_blank">The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/dave-thomas-programmer-first" target="_blank">Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://devchat.tv/ruby-rogues/164-rr-staying-sharp-with-dave-thomas" target="_blank">Dave Thomas on Ruby Rogues</a></li> <li><a href="https://devchat.tv/ruby-rogues/204-rr-limerence-with-dave-thomas" target="_blank">Dave Thomas on Ruby Rogues</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/book/elixir/programming-elixir" target="_blank">Programming Elixir - Dave Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Graph_Search" target="_blank">Facebook Graph Search</a></li> <li><a href="https://nest.com/" target="_blank">Nest Thermostat</a></li> <li><a href="https://quip.com/" target="_blank">Quip</a></li> </ul> <h6>Jonathan's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321721330/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby: An Agile Primer - Sandi Metz</a></li> </ul> <h6>Jonathan's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Never separate yourself from the importance of relationships - "Relationships are the fundamental reason why computing matters in the first place"</li> <li>Think first about what is ideal (seek identification of the best solution, not the best possible solution) - break limitations</li> <li>Remember that technology and ideas are expendable</li> </ol> </div> </div>
