Big news in the Nuxt ecosystem. While you out there already know what has been announced - some of us didn't. Luckily, Daniel Roe, Head of the Nuxt team joins this DejaVue episode and discusses the highly anticipated "double trouble": Not one, but two major versions for Nuxt are on the horizon. After over a year of delays, Daniel reveals the strategic decision to release Nuxt 4 in less than a month from now, followed by Nuxt 5 which will include the long-awaited Nitro 3 integration and significant Vite improvements. The episode covers the smooth migration experience early adopters reported already, the philosophy behind careful breaking changes, and how the team plans to maintain a yearly major release cycle moving forward. Enjoy the Episode! Our Guest Daniel Roe Bluesky Web YouTube Twitch Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (01:19) - The big topic (02:41) - What are the release plans? (06:47) - Two major versions soon? (09:28) - Early adopters of compatibilityVersion 4 (11:56) - Depending on other dependencies and versions bumps (13:45) - Is bumping the minimum Node version a breaking change? (16:33) - A Quick Nitro TL;DR (20:46) - Nitro in other frameworks (25:20) - Why Nuxt 4 now? (28:41) - LTS support Plans (29:53) - Nuxt Bridge (31:46) - Release Dates and skipping Nuxt 4 altogether (33:14) - We need Release names! (35:53) - Release Dates for Nuxt 4 and 5 (40:00) - Wrapping Up Links and Resources Roadmap to v4 blog post DejaVue #E043 - The Year in ReVue (with Daniel Roe) DejaVue #E044 - Our Predictions for Vue and Nuxt in 2025 (with Daniel Roe) DejaVue #E013 - The Road to Nuxt 4 (with Daniel Roe) Daniel's PR migrating Elk Nuxt 4 Migration Guide DejaVue #E003 - Nitro: The Next Generation Server Toolkit Srvx Michael's Nuxt Release Date Comic Alex' Nuxt 4/5 video Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

Join Alex and Michael with special guest Sébastien Chopin, creator of Nuxt.js and CEO of NuxtLabs , to learn more about the origins and evolution of the Vue-based meta framework. Sébastien shares valuable lessons from open source, how he came to create Nuxt.js in the first place and which challenges came with it. In the second part of the episode, they cover Sébastien's company NuxtLabs - from its inception over to taking Venture Capital and products, such as NuxtHub or Nuxt UI Pro. Eventually, the NuxtLabs CEO also outlines how they handle sponsorships of maintainers, and what the future holds for Nuxt and NuxtLabs. Enjoy the Episode! Our Guest Sébastien Chopin NuxtLabs Nuxt Personal Website Bluesky Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (01:16) - How did you get into programming? (04:45) - The birth of Nuxt.js (07:43) - The Elevator Pitch for Nuxt (10:16) - When not to use Nuxt (11:20) - Nuxt as Multi Bundler Framework (12:37) - How does Nuxt scale (in Enterprise)? (16:04) - Lessons Learned from building Nuxt (19:47) - How to compare frameworks fairly? (23:20) - Frameworks converging (24:22) - Nuxt.js supporting React? (29:06) - The creation of NuxtLabs (33:50) - Products of NuxtLabs (37:11) - Why going all in on Cloudflare for NuxtHub (41:50) - Vite Environment API (45:34) - The difference between Nuxt and NuxtLabs (51:56) - Is Nuxt a VC-backed framework? (53:51) - Sponsoring Core Maintainers (56:07) - Freemium in Nuxt (57:06) - Sneak Peek of the NuxtLabs Roadmap (59:51) - Where can people find you? Links and Resources Nuxt Intro to Nuxt Layers Nitro Reactivue inclusion-vapor DejaVue #E044 - Our Predictions for Vue and Nuxt in 2025 (with Daniel Roe) Volta Nuxt UI * Nuxt Governance Nuxt Studio NuxtHub Laravel Vapor Cloudflare DejaVue #E051 - Vite Inside Out (with Matias "Patak" Capeletto) Strapi Your Hosts Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

In this episode of DejaVue, Michael and Alex chat with Matt Perry, the creator of Motion (formerly Framer Motion), about animations in web development. Matt talks about his journey from designing gaming magazines as a kid to becoming a full-time developer, sharing his experiences with ActionScript, jQuery, and how Motion was born. They discuss how simple and powerful Motion's API is, its ability to work with different frameworks, and how it stacks up against other animation libraries like GSAP and AnimeJS. But the episode also covers a lot of open source aspects, such as the challenges of keeping Motion going! Matt explains how Motion+ funds the development of Motion with one-time payments and time-gated (then publicly available) content, to support the project. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Matt Perry Motion Personal Website Bluesky Twitter Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (01:20) - How did you get into programming? (05:18) - Adobe ActionScript (08:33) - What is Motion (fka. Framer Motion)? (12:21) - APIs and Limitations (16:54) - Prerequisites for using Tools (24:26) - The jQuery of web animations (26:37) - The birth of Motion (31:02) - Motion for Vue (32:40) - Other "Motion for ..." adaptations? (34:36) - Funding the project - Motion+ (40:00) - One-time Payment and Time-gating (50:39) - Thoughts on other ways of monetizing Motion (52:43) - Can AI replace animation libraries? (57:41) - The difference between Motion and other libraries (01:01:04) - Closing Thoughts Links and Resources ActionScript ECMAScript Popmotion Motion Motion Vue Rick (Motion Vue maintainer) Framer DejaVue #054 - Open Source Sustainability (with Daniel Roe, Chad Whitacre & Rijk van Zanten) GSAP AnimeJS Your Hosts Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

In this episode of DejaVue, Alex and Michael are joined by Jared Wilcurt, UI architect and open source contributor, to get knee-deep into the world of testing in Vue.js, especially Snapshot Testing. Jared shares his journey from React frustration to Vue enthusiasm, and explains how he identified gaps in Vue's testing ecosystem that led to the creation of his Vue 3 Snapshot Serializer library. No matter if you are a testing novice, wondering why you should bother with tests at all , or an experienced developer looking to improve your snapshot testing workflow, this episode got something for you - from reducing test noise, improving readability, and gaining confidence in your Vue applications and components. Discover how snapshot testing complements traditional assertion-based tests and why it might be the missing piece in your testing strategy. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest The Jared Wilcurt Vue 3 Snapshot Serializer Website Bluesky Twitter Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (00:20) - How did you get into Programming? (05:20) - Learning Vue (09:46) - Finding gaps in the ecosystem (12:40) - What is unit testing? (21:40) - Testing in the frontend (25:31) - Snapshot Testing (29:45) - Snapshot Updating Fatigue (36:09) - Responsibilities & ROI of a Snapshot Test (42:46) - Using the Snapshot Serializer (46:40) - Snapshot vs. Visual Regression Testing (52:57) - A good tip from Daniel Roe (53:50) - Further Noise Reduction (01:01:22) - A tighter integration? (01:05:11) - Wrapping up Links and Resources Riot JS Vue Indy Meetup Vue Doxen Old Jest Snapshot Serializer Vue Test Utils Testing Library Vue Playwright Vue 3 Snapshot Serializer DejaVue #E043 - The Year in ReVue (with Daniel Roe) Your Hosts Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

In this episode of DejaVue, Alex sits down with James Garbutt, open source maintainer and lead of the e18e initiative. James shares his journey from writing web scrapers as a teenager to maintaining critical JavaScript libraries like parse5 or Chokidar and eventually co-creating the ecosystem performance initiative. The conversation is then all around e18e, which aims to improve performance across the JavaScript ecosystem through three pillars: Cleaning up dependency trees Speeding up popular packages Creating lighter alternatives to bloated libraries James explains how the community-driven approach has produced impressive results all across the web development landscape. Learn about real-world examples of performance improvements, including replacement packages like tinyglobby and nano-staged , and discover how to contribute to e18e even if you're new to open source. James shares also insights on balancing between backward compatibility and performance, bundling dependencies, and also shares future plans for e18e in 2025. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest James "43081j" Garbutt e18e Website Bluesky Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (00:34) - Which libraries do you maintain? (02:10) - How did you get into programming? (04:57) - What lead you to Vue.js (06:40) - Not ending up in a framework bubble (09:41) - Meta frameworks converging (11:28) - What is e18e? (15:40) - The purpose of e18e (18:27) - How to participate? (20:38) - Are there prerequisites? (23:59) - Ripple effects from e18e improving the ecosystem (26:36) - Helping other projects migrate (30:27) - Considering backwards compatibility (35:50) - Example for replacement packages (37:56) - tinyglobby (40:40) - Edge cases and modular architecture (43:49) - Performance pattern and anti pattern (45:32) - Bundling dependencies (50:48) - What is planned for e18e in 2025? (56:39) - How do you lead and structure the e18e initiative? (01:01:42) - Anything else we didn't cover? (01:02:21) - Wrapping up Links and Resources Parse5 Doom in TypeScript Flappy Bird in TS LitElement Speeding up the ecosystem blog post series by Marvin Hagemeister e18e issue overview e18e Discord minizlib install size improvements Storybook dependency tree reduction e18e module replacement repository Anthony Fu's node_modules inspector Publint by Bjorn Lu Umbrella CLI nano-staged (instead of lint-staged) npm-run-all2 eslint-import-plugin-x (instead of eslint-plugin-import) tinyglobby (instead of any other glob lib like globby/fast-glob) fdir Vite Devtools announcement Bundling dependencies (and when not to do it) A lighter Nuxt CLI Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

Join hosts Michael Thiessen and Alexander Lichter for a special episode of DejaVue - a fascinating panel discussion on open source sustainability with three open source enthusiasts: Daniel Roe (Nuxt Team Lead), Chad Whitacre (Head of Open Source at Sentry), and Rijk van Zanten (CTO and co-founder of Directus). The panelists dive deep into what sustainability truly means in open source and get deep into the weeds of different licensing models, debating whether open source functions as a gift economy, and discuss the challenges of project governance. The panel also discusses important questions about leadership structures in open source projects, the role of companies in funding development, and practical ways everyone can contribute to making the ecosystem more sustainable - whether financially or through other meaningful contributions. Enjoy the episode! Our Guests Daniel Roe - Nuxt Team Lead Bluesky Web Chad Whitacre - Head of Open Source at Sentry Bluesky Twitter Web Rijk van Zanten - CTO and co-founder of Directus Bluesky Twitter Web Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (04:06) - What is Open Source Sustainability (12:51) - Open Source as a gift economy (19:20) - The Projects and their Licenses (29:50) - Sentry is not Open Source (34:53) - Open Source Definition and OSI (37:09) - Why people adopt open source software? (39:44) - Open Source Governance (47:50) - Stewarding an open source team (52:22) - Open Source Leadership (55:40) - What can YOU do to help open source? Links and Resources Mastering Nuxt * xkcd on standards Jacob Kaplan-Moss: Paying Maintainers is Good Sentry Directus Nuxt BSL Fair Source MIT AGPL OSI BDFL Nuxt Governance Open Source Steward in the CRA Daniel Roe: Contributing to Nuxt Open Source Pledge Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

Nuxt 3.16 dropped and it's packed with goodies! In this episode, Alex and Michael break down all the cool stuff in this release that'll make your Nuxt development smoother. They dive into the new command to initialize a Nuxt application, the performance-game-changing lazy hydration support that'll boost your app's performance, and named layer aliases (that you've been waiting for). Plus, huge performance improvements, better error messages with Nitro 2.11 and debugging improvements that'll save you hours of head-scratching. But wait, there's more! The duo also geeks out over Nuxt UI v3, which (surprise!) now works with plain Vue.js too - not just Nuxt. Learn how it leverages Tailwind v4, introduces a sweet CSS variables-based design system, and builds on Reka UI primitives for better accessibility. And somehow, a discount code for Nuxt UI Pro * *cough DEJAVUE cough* gets snuck in there too! Enjoy the episode! Chapters (00:00) - Intro (00:54) - Nuxt 3.16 Feature Overview (01:27) - A new way to initialize Nuxt projects (07:06) - Lazy Hydration in Nuxt (16:05) - Named Layer Aliases (17:45) - Lines of Code vs. Complexity (20:16) - What a new Nitro minor brings to the table (21:33) - Fine-grained debugging options (23:25) - Nuxt Devtools v2 (25:47) - Faster module resolution (and faster boot up time) (27:39) - Using OXC to speed up component parsing (28:58) - Benchmark performance improvements (31:43) - Nuxt UI v3 (40:58) - Sneak peek at next weeks episode 👀 (41:17) - Suggest a new slogan! Links and Resources Mastering Nuxt is out now!* Nuxt UI * Get 20% OFF Nuxt UI PRO * with discount code DEJAVUE Nuxt 3.16 blog post Vue implementing Lazy Hydration Nuxt Lazy Hydration PR Lazy Hydration in-depth More about Nuxt Layers Revamping data fetching in Nuxt PR Nitro 2.11 Youch Harlan's PR to speed up module resolution OXC PR Rolldown-vite CodSpeed Tailwind Variants Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

In episode 52 of DejaVue (yes, it is a whole year ), Dennis Adriaansen joins Michael and Alex to discuss data visualization in Vue.js. Dennis shares insights about building chart components, his experience with different charting libraries, and introduces his own Vue charting library. They explore topics like chart customization, performance considerations, and integrating charts into dashboards. The conversation also gets into broader topics such as open source sustainability, UI libraries, and backend integrations with Nuxt. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Dennis Adriaansen Vue Chart Library X BSky Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (00:33) - A year of DejaVue (01:20) - Another announcement from Michael (02:52) - How did you get into programming? (07:07) - Would people choose Vue more if it was more popular? (11:37) - Podcasts and Hot Takes (19:03) - Why charts? (21:05) - How do you get started with building chart components? (23:39) - What was your use case for charts? (25:16) - What does Unovis provide? (29:31) - Why not other Chart Libraries? (34:34) - Performance of Charts (38:48) - A tiny Vapor update (40:40) - Which Charts does your library support? (44:10) - When do you do Open Source? (45:05) - Open Source Funding & Contributions (49:47) - What makes a good Dashboard? (52:03) - Which backend do you use with Nuxt? (58:41) - Do you have a preferred UI library? (01:01:43) - Where can people find you? Links and Resources DejaVue #051 - Vite Inside Out (with Matias "Patak" Capeletto) Mastering Nuxt * DejaVue #E049 - The Fusion of Laravel and Vue (with Aaron Francis) DejaVue #E041 - The Quadruple Migration (with Rijk van Zanten) D3.js Tremor Labs chart.js Unovis Dennis' Nuxt error dashboard Vapor Playground Reading Vue Vapor Vue Chrts (Dennis' Lib) Open Source Pledge BBF Pattern zod valibot Standard Schema Nuxt UI * Inspira UI Reka UI Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

Vite is amazing, I think we can all agree on that statement. But what is Vite actually !? Why is it so great, faster than webpack and the "de-facto standard of the web" already? Alex is joined by Vite Core Team member Matias Capeletto, better known as Patak, to talk about all these questions. Learn about the future of Vite, how it uses two bundlers under the hood and why almost every framework adopted it. Enjoy the episode! Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Matias "Patak" Capeletto Vite Website Bluesky Chapters (00:00) - Chapter 1 (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (52:00) - How did you get into programming? (05:19) - Working on Open Source Full Time (08:16) - What is Vite? (18:48) - Why is Vite so fast? (22:19) - Rollup and ESBuild? (26:22) - VoidZero and Rolldown (34:08) - The Scope of Vite (36:27) - Vite Environment API (45:49) - Converging Frameworks (50:51) - Funding in Open Source (01:04:24) - React as "the last framework"? (01:10:18) - CRA Deprecation (01:24:41) - Where can people follow you? (01:26:09) - Last Words Links and Resources Rolldown Snowpack rolldown/vite vinxi unplugin vite node Miniflare All About VoidZero DejaVue #044 - Our Predictions for Vue and Nuxt in 2025 (with Daniel Roe) Sunsetting Create React App CRA PR create-tsrouter-app Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

For episode number 50 ( not 51 Alex! ), Angular GDE and JetBrains DevRel Jan-Niklas Wortmann joins the show. Together with Michael and Alex they dive into Jan-Niklas' angle of being a DevRel, how framework communities are different and why people should give WebStorm a try. Beyond that, Volar and LSPs are also covered, as well as some new announcements! Enjoy the episode Our Guest Jan-Niklas Wortmann Website Weekly Devs Brew Bluesky Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (01:19) - Guest Intro (03:49) - Difference of Framework communities (08:56) - The Ups and Downs of DevRel (19:52) - Advice for people doing DevRel (25:05) - What is JetBrains? (27:46) - Reluctance to change Tools (31:01) - Why one should check out WebStorm (42:21) - TypeScript and AI in the IDE (48:06) - A web-dev newsletter for your coffee break (49:56) - Where can people follow you? Links and Resources KCDC DejaVue #E033 - Vue or React (with CJ Reynolds) Nuxt Project Template in WebStorm DejaVue #E049 - The Fusion of Laravel and Vue (with Aaron Francis) DejaVue #E007 - From Code to DevRel and Leadership (with Marc Backes) Try the new WebStorm TS Engine now JetBrains Junie The Weekly Devs Brew Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

In this episode, Michael and Alex are joined by Aaron Francis, software developer, content creator, and co-founder of Try Hard Studios. Besides covering Aaron's journey into programming, they dive into Fusion, a new library that Aaron has been working on which will fuse your Laravel backend together with your Vue frontend, allowing you to write PHP and Vue in the same file. The three developers dive deep into the technical details of Fusion, how it works under the hood, and also how the community reactions have been so far. Enjoy the episode! Our Guest Aaron Francis Fusion TryHard Studios Bluesky Twitter Chapters Links and Resources Laravel TryHard Studios Fusion Fusion Intro Video Aaron's Laracon EU 2025 Talk DejaVue #E029 - Inertia.js (with Joe Tannenbaum) Volar Fusion Reddit Post Nuxt Server Blocks DejaVue #E020 - Documentation and Migration: From Vue 2 to Vue 3 (with Natalia Tepluhina) DejaVue #E016 - The Future of Vue.js (with Evan You) Aaron's Year in Review post Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Bluesky YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

AI is a hot topic in the tech industry, but how does it intersect with Vue.js? In this special episode, Michael and Alex host a panel at Vue.js Nation 2025 and are joined by two amazing guests: Patrick van Everdingen , AI Solutions Engineer Daniel Kelly , Lead Instructor at Vue School The four developers discuss how AI and Vue can work together. Will we all lose our jobs to AI? How does AI might influence the job market and which tips for Vue.js developers are the most important to know regarding using AI in their projects and workflows? You'll get answers to all these questions, and more in this episode. Thanks again Enjoy the Episode! Our Panelists Patrick van Everdingen CareerDeck AI Twitter Daniel Kelly VueSchool Bluesky Twitter Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue (01:08) - Guest Introduction (02:29) - Will we all lose our jobs to AI? (09:24) - How have you integrated AI into your daily workflow? (14:31) - What is your best tip/advice for using AI with Vue.js? (18:03) - Does the role of documentation diminish with AI? (26:21) - How do framework and library authors need to adapt to AI? (31:05) - Where does environmental responsibility intersect with AI? (38:06) - LLMs and Privacy (43:10) - How will AI influence the job market? (45:36) - Where can people find you? Links and Resources DejaVue #E016 - The Future of Vue.js (with Evan You) DejaVue #E044 - Our Predictions for Vue and Nuxt in 2025 (with Daniel Roe) DejaVue #E033 - Vue or React (with CJ Reynolds) DejaVue #E023 - TypeScript and Content Creation (with Matt Pocock) DejaVue #E005 - From Side Hustle to Server Side Events (with Patrick van Everdingen) Vue.js Nation 2025: Daniel Kelly - Vue-doo Magic: AI Development Tricks Cursor (AI Editor) How Michael uses AI to quickly learn new libraries Anthropic suggesting to use XML tags for structuring prompts WebLLM DejaVue #E045 - Formkit and Hot Takes (with Justin Schroeder) Sign up for Frontend Nation 2025 All talks from Vue.js Nation 2025 Your Hosts Alexander Lichter Twitter YouTube Website Michael Thiessen Twitter YouTube Website --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

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 --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

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 --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…

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 --- Links marked with * are affiliate links. We get a small commission when you register for the service through our link. This helps us to keep the podcast running. We only include affiliate links for services mentioned in the episode or that we use ourselves.…