If you've listened to the last episode, you know what is coming next! It is time to get take a Vue at the other host of this podcast. Michael is asking Alex all around his past - from how we got into programming and web development, if university was worth it and how he got into the Nuxt Core Team.
Also don't miss out how Minecraft is part of the history, what non-tech job Alex would do if programming wouldn't be in the cards, and why is GitHub account is over 14 years old.

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue
• (02:27) - What are you doing for work?
• (06:09) - What patterns and bad/best practices have you noticed?
• (11:18) - How is it being on the Nuxt team?
• (14:05) - Joining the Nuxt team
• (17:28) - How did you get into programming?
• (25:03) - From Gaming to Modding and Programming
• (30:02) - Getting into Web Development
• (31:11) - Founding a company
• (40:34) - Which courses from university stood out?
• (53:49) - What happened between uni and now?
• (01:00:12) - When did you start doing YouTube and why?
• (01:06:25) - Quickfire
• (01:06:38) - Why did you move to Amsterdam?
• (01:07:32) - Do you still Minecraft or other games?
• (01:08:47) - What topic you could give an impromptu talk on?
• (01:10:49) - Wrapping up

Links and Resources

• Join Vue.js Amsterdam 2025 - Get 10% OFF with the code "DEJAVUE"
• DejaVue #E046 - A Vue at Michael Thiessen
• DejaVue #E045 - Formkit and Hot Takes (with Justin Schroeder)
• DejaVue #E044 - Our Predictions for Vue and Nuxt in 2025 (with Daniel Roe)
• How to use the repository pattern in Nuxt
• Alex' first Minecraft plugin
• Alex' Old Bukkit account
• Alex' First Issue (actually his 2nd but who counts these!)
• SmartGain website
• Building an Association Manager Playlist
• PaladinsCounter side project showcase
• Mastering Nuxt*

Your Hosts

Alexander Lichter

• Bluesky
• YouTube
• Website

Michael Thiessen

• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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The guest of this episode is one you've heard on here quite often - but do you also know him well? Together, we take a look (or Vue 👀) at Michael Thiessen, co-host of this podcast.
Learn how his average day looks like, how he became a full-time content creator and find out what he did before getting into Web Development, plus insights on how he created his first course and dealt with impostor syndrome.

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue
• (00:39) - Concept of this episode
• (02:00) - What are you doing for a living?
• (02:51) - Why did you start writing content about Vue.js?
• (04:57) - From a blank page to a blog post
• (07:36) - How Michael became a full-time educator
• (12:37) - What was the fist course you created and why that one?
• (15:45) - Give Feedback!
• (19:54) - The key part of creating content
• (22:32) - How many hours do you work?
• (27:01) - What does an average day look like?
• (30:24) - The point to switch to being an full-time educator
• (35:10) - How did you get into programming?
• (40:17) - Computer Science vs Software Engineering in university
• (43:31) - Other learnings from university
• (46:43) - How did you find a job after university?
• (48:19) - Why Web Development?
• (49:46) - From React to Vue
• (51:20) - How did you start with public speaking?
• (52:30) - Quickfire Questions
• (52:38) - If not a developer, what would you be?
• (53:02) - Your favorite non-tech hobby?
• (53:43) - If you could choose any dev, who would you want to collaborate with and on what?
• (54:49) - Where can people follow you?
• (55:45) - Wrapping Up

Links and Resources

• VueConf Toronto
• Michael's previous band
• EDM music Michael produced a long time ago
• Quick Sort Dance
• Lisp
• Prolog
• Unsight
• Mastering Nuxt*

Your Hosts

Alexander Lichter

• Bluesky
• YouTube
• Website

Michael Thiessen

• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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Together with the FormKit author Justin Schroeder, Michael and Alex discuss the challenges of building forms on the internet.

While it seems like a simple task, forms can be complex and pretty time-consuming. Especially when it is more than a Newsletter or Contact Form.

Justin shares his experience building FormKit (multiple times), a form library for Vue.js, and how it can help developers build forms faster and more efficiently. From Accessibility to actually covering edge cases such as form hydration and repopulation!

Of course, we couldn't let Justin go without talking about some of his hot takes from Vue in 2024, over to Vapor Mode, and Tailwind.

Enjoy the episode!

Our Guest

Justin Schroeder

• Bluesky
• Web
• FormKit

Chapters

• (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue
• (00:23) - Guest Introduction
• (01:15) - How did you get started in programming and Vue.js?
• (06:02) - Frameworks as resource for learning patterns
• (11:21) - The biggest reason to change a framework
• (14:12) - Which framework would you choose for a new project?
• (16:26) - SolidStart as a fresh start for a framework?
• (17:56) - Adapting and managing expectations as a maintainer
• (23:14) - Why Forms are hard and how does FormKit came up?
• (32:26) - Accessibility for complex forms and components
• (44:37) - How does FormKit sustain itself?
• (49:13) - Physical to digital Forms with AI
• (53:21) - Do you have to utilize AI as a Developer?
• (01:03:42) - Justin's Hot Takes 🌶
• (01:04:21) - Vue in 2024
• (01:06:22) - Vapor Mode
• (01:12:34) - Tailwind and headless components
• (01:24:42) - Wrapping up

Links and Resources

• FormKit
• DejaVue #E039 - Migrating a SaaS from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 (with Sumit Kumar)
• WCAG 2.0
• KickStart*
• Inspira UI
• Motion-Vue
• Framer Motion for Vue
• Addy Osmani - The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding
• Vue SSR Benchmark

Your Hosts

Alexander Lichter

• Bluesky
• YouTube
• Website

Michael Thiessen

• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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