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Summary

In this inaugural episode of Developer Tea, host Jonathan Cottrell introduces himself and lays out the vision for the podcast. He explains that the show is intentionally designed to be short—typically under 10 minutes—to fit into a developer’s brief breaks or ‘tea breaks.’ The format is born from his own experience finding it difficult to engage with long-form podcast content during busy workdays or while coding.

Cottrell shares his background as the Director of Technology at Whiteboard, a web development agency in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He mentions that future episodes may draw from his experiences there and could potentially feature guests from Whiteboard or elsewhere. The core mission of the podcast is to provide thought-provoking, insightful content that helps listeners become better developers and better people.

Each episode will focus on a single topic, which could range from specific coding practices to broader themes like developer health. Cottrell emphasizes that the bite-sized nature of the episodes allows listeners to easily skip topics that aren’t relevant to them without missing crucial continuity. He aims to release episodes frequently, perhaps every other day or every three days.

The host invites listener feedback and suggestions via Twitter (@developerT) and email (developerT@gmail.com), expressing his desire for the podcast to be a valuable resource for the global developer community. He concludes by thanking listeners for joining him on this new venture and looks forward to creating many more episodes.

Topic Timeline

  • 00:00:00 — Welcome and introduction to the first episode — Jonathan Cottrell welcomes listeners to the very first episode of Developer Tea. He states that this episode will serve as an introduction to who he is, what the podcast is about, why he started it, and what listeners can hope to gain from it. He emphasizes that the episode, like all future ones, will be intentionally short.
  • 00:00:56 — The rationale behind short-form podcast episodes — Cottrell explains the podcast’s format is designed to be ‘bite-size,’ usually under five minutes, fitting into a short break. This idea came from his personal struggle to find time for long podcasts. He typically listens to podcasts at the gym, as they require more focused attention than music, which can be distracting while coding.
  • 00:02:46 — Defining the ‘Developer Tea’ break concept — The host defines the podcast’s core concept: fitting into a ‘tea break,’ a 5-10 minute window to disengage from work and shift mental gears. He aims to create thought-provoking, insightful mini-episodes that can be consumed quickly and released more frequently than long-form shows, possibly every other day.
  • 00:03:26 — Episode topics and the podcast’s mission — Cottrell reveals that each episode will focus on a single topic, such as a coding practice or developer health. The overarching goal is to inspire listeners to think and push themselves to become better developers and better human beings. He reiterates the benefit of short episodes: listeners can easily skip ones that aren’t relevant to them.
  • 00:03:51 — Host background and future show possibilities — Jonathan introduces himself as the Director of Technology at Whiteboard, a web dev agency in Chattanooga, TN. He says he’ll often draw from experiences at Whiteboard and may have colleagues or other guests on the show. He acknowledges the show’s direction might evolve.
  • 00:05:11 — Call for feedback and concluding remarks — Cottrell invites listeners to share ideas, suggestions, or criticisms via Twitter (@developerT) or email (developerT@gmail.com). He expresses hope that the podcast will be valuable to developers worldwide. He thanks listeners for the first episode and signs off, looking forward to the next one.

Episode Info

  • Podcast: Developer Tea
  • Author: Jonathan Cutrell
  • Category: Technology Business Careers Society & Culture
  • Published: 2015-01-05T17:00:00Z
  • Duration: 00:06:02

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Podcast Info

Transcript

[00:00:00] Welcome to Episode 1 of Developer T. I’m your host, Jonathan Cottrell, and I’m really excited

[00:00:08] that you’ve decided to join me today because today is a pretty important episode.

[00:00:12] It’s the very first episode, and I’m going to be able to sit here and talk to you for

[00:00:18] the very first time.

[00:00:19] I don’t even know who you are, necessarily, but in this first episode I’m going to be

[00:00:24] able to tell you who I am and give you some insight into what Developer T is, why I decided

[00:00:31] to start this podcast, and what I hope for you to be able to gain from the podcast.

[00:00:40] I’ll tell you a little bit about myself, where I come from, what I do, and then basically

[00:00:47] we’ll be done.

[00:00:49] That’s the very first thing that I want you to know about this podcast.

[00:00:53] It’s really short, and it’s intentionally really short.

[00:00:56] The hope is to create something of value that is kind of a bite size.

[00:01:03] You’re able to get it definitely within 10 minutes, but usually within five minutes.

[00:01:09] It’s an idea that’s birthed out of my own personal experience listening to podcasts

[00:01:14] because I really love listening to podcasts, but sometimes I just don’t want to spend an

[00:01:18] hour and a half doing it.

[00:01:20] When I’m coding, for instance, podcasts don’t really make for effective background noise

[00:01:25] like music might would.

[00:01:27] Sometimes even music is difficult for me.

[00:01:29] I’ll listen to instrumental music because the words kind of trip me up when I’m listening

[00:01:35] to music that has lyrics.

[00:01:37] Usually I listen to podcasts when I’m at the gym, pretty much exclusively actually

[00:01:42] when I’m at the gym because that’s one of the few times in my day that my brain

[00:01:46] can engage something that intentionally for that long of a period.

[00:01:51] A lot of podcasts really deserve the attention that you would give like maybe an intense

[00:02:00] television show because the interview, there’s so much content there, there’s so

[00:02:05] much depth.

[00:02:08] Before I continue, hopefully you can already tell, I’m a big fan of podcasts and

[00:02:12] I really believe in the long form interviews and the kind of in-depth discussion that

[00:02:18] they provide.

[00:02:19] In fact, there’s quite a few that I listen to regularly, once again, going to the

[00:02:25] gym.

[00:02:26] The truth is a lot of the time when I want to listen to a podcast, I really only

[00:02:32] have a few minutes to listen to it.

[00:02:34] It’s kind of difficult to listen to five minutes of a podcast, put it on pause,

[00:02:38] go back to work and then revisit that podcast later on.

[00:02:46] What I wanted to create was something that would fit inside of the proverbial tea break.

[00:02:52] The five or 10 minutes that you might would take to disengage with whatever

[00:02:56] thing you’re doing and put your brain into another mode of thinking.

[00:03:02] That’s exactly what developer tea is about.

[00:03:04] I’m setting out to create thought provoking, insightful, valuable podcasts, mini episodes

[00:03:10] that you can listen to relatively quickly.

[00:03:15] My hope is also to be able to put these out far more often than I would be able

[00:03:18] to put out a long form podcast.

[00:03:21] I’m shooting for one every other day, maybe one every three days.

[00:03:26] These mini episodes will be pretty focused on a single topic too.

[00:03:32] That single topic might be about a particular coding practice, it might be about developer

[00:03:39] health for instance.

[00:03:41] In every episode though, I will be shooting to inspire you to think and push yourself

[00:03:46] to become a better developer and a better human being.

[00:03:51] As I said previously, my name is Jonathan Cottrell.

[00:03:53] I work every day as the Director of Technology at Whiteboard, which is a web development

[00:04:00] based agency in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

[00:04:04] I’m going to oftentimes talk about some of the experiences that I have at Whiteboard.

[00:04:10] I might even have some people from Whiteboard join me on the show.

[00:04:16] You know what, I might even have other people join me on the show too.

[00:04:19] Who knows where the show is going to go.

[00:04:22] For now, the plan is for me to kind of give you five minutes of my thoughts on

[00:04:29] a particular subject.

[00:04:32] If you don’t like a particular episode, it’s not a big deal.

[00:04:36] You can just kind of skip that one and move on because you’re not going to miss

[00:04:40] a lot of content if you miss one episode.

[00:04:44] Again, that’s the hope is each of these episodes I really do hope are extremely valuable

[00:04:51] to you.

[00:04:53] But because they are such small investments of time for you, I’m hoping that you will

[00:05:00] be able to skip over the ones that you don’t feel are applicable to you as an

[00:05:05] audience member, but then engage with the ones that you feel are highly applicable

[00:05:09] to you.

[00:05:11] Again, I’m really excited about the show.

[00:05:13] I’m running a little bit later than I’d like to on this one.

[00:05:17] If you have any ideas for developer T or if you have any suggestions or questions or

[00:05:23] if you hate this idea, you can get at me on Twitter at developer T and you can email

[00:05:30] me at developer T at gmail.com and I will address them on future episodes as much

[00:05:37] as possible.

[00:05:38] I want this to be a value to the community of people, to developers around the world

[00:05:44] who might stumble across this thing.

[00:05:47] Thank you so much for listening to the very first episode of developer T. I look forward

[00:05:52] to many more with you and until next time, enjoy your tea.

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