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Get ready for weekly episodes packed with insights, updates, and deep dives into everything Vue-related. From component libraries to best practices, and beyond, they’ve got you covered.
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In this episode of DejaVue, Michael is joined by special guest Simone Cuomo. Together, they discuss how to "get started" with Vue and also topics around general developer culture, such as in-office vs. remote work and the power of mentorship.
Simone also shares learnings and insights from the recent Vuejs.de Conference - as well as his hot take about Vue.js (Hint: it is related to the Composition API!)
And of course, recent topics like AI and whether it is good or bad for beginners shouldn't be left out either.
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As a special DejaVue episode - Alex met up with with the creator of Vue, Vite and founder of VoidZero Evan You himself and discuss his new company and the vision of a unified toolchain.
Starting with how the idea of VoidZero came up and finding the right investors went, further discussion revolve around the monetization and why VC money was the way to go instead of other models, such as the sponsorship model of Vue, OpenCore or similar.
Also, we cover a lot of community questions, such as whether Next.js will support Vite in the future, what lessons Evan and team learned from other projects like Rome and when we see the first Vite version with Rolldown.
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Michael is joined by VueRouter and Pinia Author Eduardo San Martin Morote aka posva.
Together, they go deep into questions around the de-facto standard state management tool and why people should use Pinia, but also discuss what Data Loaders and Pinia Colada are (not the drink friends!).
Further, the two content creators discuss how Mastering Pinia came together and what challenges are to expect when going from a "live workshop" to recorded videos.
And of course, we can't forget upcoming conferences and meetups - with a sneak peek of what posva might present 👀
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Vue.js can be used in many different ways - with a meta framework, as a plain SPA, via the script tag and also with Inertia! Created in the Laravel ecosystem with adapters for various back- end front-end frameworks, Alex and Michael got a special guest on the episode who couldn't fit better to illustrate what Inertia is capable of.
Joe Tannenbaum, Software Engineer at Laravel and Inertia contributor goes all in-depth on the capabilities of the library, as well as sweet features and changes coming up for the future Inertia v2 release.
Looking for an easy way to write applications? After this episode, you might have found it.
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Vue is fast (actually the fastest SSR framework)! But sometimes apps might a bit more fine-tuning. And by sometimes, we mean rarely.
Still, it can happen - so join Alex and Michael in this DejaVue episode to dive into what tools Vue gives us to improve the frameworks' performance.
Further, they dive into the recent SSR benchmark and what it means for you as a developer, as well as striving topics like perceived performance.
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While Alex is at PragVue, Michael is joined by Developer Advocate Erik Hanchett who works at no other company than AWS. In this DejaVue episode, they discuss the different duties of a Developer Advocate and skills one need to become one, as well as everything around content creation and conferences.
In addition, Erik shares how it is to write Vue code as a Software Engineer at AWS, which he did for multiple years.
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Vue 3.5 came out recently, so why not using the opportunity to dive into the features of the new minor version? Michael and Alex will do so and discuss performance improvements, SSR features and new composables in detail.
If you wondered what the difference of the future Lazy Hydration and existing async components or what other features are part of the new minor, it is time to tune in ✨
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In this episode, Alex is joined by fellow Nuxt core team member Lucie Haberer, who is not only a DX Engineer at Prismic, doing open source but also public speaking.
Together they talk about Lucie's recent free Nuxt and Nuxt UI course and how she got into Vue and Nuxt. Lucie explains further why she fell in love with Nuxt modules and which modules she built so far - with some enlightening surprise there!
In addition, they talk about how Open Source works at Prismic - from when they do open source over to sponsoring projects and contributing - and many more insights.
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This DejaVue episode is a world premiere, with having two guests on the episode for the first time! And not only that, the topics are exciting too. Michael and Alex are joined by Dan and Zoey, both working at SIDESTREAM, an agency using Vue and Nuxt to realize projects.
But besides the project business, they also have Sidebase, a non-profit "spin-off" responsible for open-source Nuxt modules like @sidebase/nuxt-auth which some of you might know already!
Listen to the discussion around how doing Open Source benefits SIDESTREAM, how the Vue job market and hiring works, why Vue and Nuxt were chosen first of all and all around Nuxt Auth and further modules. Enjoy the episode!
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This episode of DejaVue includes not only knowledge but also a certain degree of magic, as Alex and Michael meet up with the one and only TypeScript Wizard Matt Pocock. Together, they talk about how he became a full-time educator and what the pros and cons are, then of course discussing everything around TypeScript - from Types vs. Interfaces, any vs. unknown, Matt's ts-reset library, Flappy Bird in TypeScript and more amazing nuggets
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It was teased in the last episode already and here it - Michael and Alex talk about the current hype in the front end development community: Signals. But if you as a Vue developer don't feel hyped around it and maybe even didn't hear much around it, fear no more - that is normal and will be explained in the episode too.
Join the two Vue experts covering the history of Signals, what's behind the term and how they work in Vue.js and other major frameworks.
And of course, the TC39 proposal to add Signals to the language itself wasn't forgotten either.
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Join Alex and Michael on a talk about a key topic in Vue.js - the reactivity system. Before diving into how it works in Vue 3, reactivity in Vanilla JS is covered. Then, the differences between the major Vue versions are discussed, showing an astonishing evolution in terms of DX but also performance when it comes to reactivity.
Of course, the ref vs reactive topic can’t be left out, and neither can signals and vapor mode.
Sounds interesting? Then tune in!
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For the 20th episode we surprise you with a "in-person" podcast episode!
Alex is joined by Principal Engineer and Vue Core Team Member Natalia Tepluhina to talk about two important topics - Documentation and the Migration from Vue 2 to Vue 3.
Learn in this episode what Natalia does in the core team, how difficult writing docs is and how to improve your doc writing skills. Also, gain insights in how GitLab's migration from Vue 2 to Vue 3 is going and get invaluable tips if you also have to migrate a project over!
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Are you using Nuxt and want to hear some insights you weren't aware of? Perfect! Then this DejaVue podcast episode is what you need. Michael and Alex are going through more than five big tips around Nuxt, from features under the radar over to a big chunk of amazing benefits and why they exist, all from Michael's Nuxt Tips Collection* which releases on Aug 5th (and of course we got a discount code for you)!
In addition, further topics around the vue-based meta framework like the difference between @nuxt and @nuxtjs modules are discussed as well.
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In this episode of DejaVue, Alex and Michael talk about the previous "IRL Nuxt event", which was a team meeting where most Nuxt Core Team members met in France.
Together, they discuss why they met, what happened, why there was a delicious cake and further insights from the retreat, like more breaking changes to Nitro and Nuxt, codemods and other topics.
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In this episode of DejaVue, Alex and Michael are joined by Vanessa Otto, a Senior Engineer at GitLab and previously being the head of Frontend at Zavvy.
After discussing Vanessa's co-host role in the German Working Draft podcast, it all revolves around the headless editor "Tiptap" in the episode. From hearing why Vanessa chose it instead of other editors and her research around editors, Tiptaps integration with Vue and what the "headless" part of the editor adds to it, over to which use cases are ideal for Tiptap.
And yes, an example repository is included so you can convince yourself of the easiness! Enjoy the episode!
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After the first part, Michael and Alex continue their conversation with the one and only Evan You, covering the future of the modern JavaScript Framework.
Starting straight with possible plans for Vue 4 to address common pain points and no ETA for the next major, exciting improvements like native CSS Scoping or removing the need for declaring props are discussed (though nothing is set on stone)!
Next, Vue 3.5 and it's current alpha version are on the list. We all look forward to the amazing features in the next minor version, including Lazy Hydration, perf improvements, easier types and also new composables like useTemplateRef.
Eventually, the State of Suspense, Vapor Mode, Volar, and Mobile App Development with Vue are addressed as well.
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This DejaVue episode is special - Alex and Michael meet up with the creator of Vue, Vite and Rolldown, Evan You himself and talk about the last ten years of Vue!
Starting with how Vue.js started as a side project while Evan still worked at Google, Evan shares the story of how Vue.js came to be and how it evolved over the years. Interesting insights, such as why the Composition API was created and which initial problems should be solved with it, are shared in this episode. And to all that, questions from the Q&A were answered as well, touching topics like petite-vue, if and how the Options API will persist and how opinionated Vue.js is.
After an hour of content and insights, the episode ends with a tiny cliffhanger, as Part Two of the conversation covering the future of Vue, possible Vue 4 features, Vapor mode, Vue 3.5 and more, will be released next week!
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VueUse might be a library known to many Vue and Nuxt developers - and if not, it should be quickly! With over 200 functions, composables and utilities, it provides a "standard composable kit" which Alex and Michael take a look at in this DejaVue episode. And more than that, they also share their favorite composables that they use or learnt a lot from. Definitely do not miss that out and stay for the spoilers at the end.
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Nuxt 4 is cooking for a while and is close to being released soon. An ideal time for a DejaVue episode where Michael and Alex we explore the upcoming major version of the metaframework with the lead of the Nuxt team, Daniel Roe.
After introducing Daniel, we jump into the power of small changes and how Daniel explains his day job to people. We then dive into why Nuxt 4 is being necessary "now", its top priorities, and how to ease any fears about upgrading (don't worry folks!). Eventually, new Nuxt 4 changes and even features, like the improved folder structure will be discussed. As a bonus, Daniel reveals how he got into programming and that we was a real hacker-man early on.
And of course, Daniel reveals when Nuxt 4 will be released in the final minutes, as well as his upcoming Nuxt for React Devs course.
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Today on DejaVue, Alex and Michael are joined by Game and Web Developer Eduard But, who created Geotastic - a Vue-based browser game revolving around geographical knowledge and uses Googles Maps and Streetview API! Starting with Edu's background in programming and web development and initial experiences with Vue.js, we dive deep into how it happened he got into Game Development, which multiplayer game he built first and *why* and eventually talk about Geotastic
With more than 1.5 Million registered users, Edu reveals details about the financial model, how he keeps things up and running, challenges while maintaining and which new game mode will come to Geotastic soon!
Tune in to hear all of the above and more.
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In this episode of DejaVue, Michael is joined by Matt Maribojoc, better known as LearnVue on YouTube.
While Alex is being absent at VueConf US, Matt and Michael discuss topics around learning and understanding new programming features - from figuring out what the latest features are over to how to properly learn them and eventually teach them to their audience.
Tune into the episode to figure out all of the above, in addition to what level of understanding is "necessary" to teach a certain concepts and why content creation is important for libraries, frameworks and open source in general.
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Michael is back from his paternity leave! And he brought three Design Patterns in Vue.js which he and Alex discuss in the 10th DejaVue Episode! Learn more about what Design Patterns are and what the three shown patterns do, when they should be used and which downsides they could bring.
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In DejaVue episode number nine, Tim Benniks joins Alex discussing how he used Vue in huge applications and how Tim and his team built 3000 websites for a single brand that most of you know - Louis Vuitton.
In addition, Tim shares his journey from becoming a nurse to eventually learn web development. Learn which benefits Vue brought compared to the old jQuery application, how Tim and his team migrated a huge system step by step and more!
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Welcome to the eighth episode of DejaVue! In this episode, Alex and (past) Michael recap the highlights of Vue.js Amsterdam, one of the largest Vue.js conference. They discuss the amazing talks, including Evan You's keynote on the 10-year journey of Vue, exciting announcements like NuxtHub, and memorable moments from the conference. They also share their experiences of connecting with the community, live coding challenges, and the unique vibe of this must-attend event.
From FOMO over to talk highlights and next upcoming conferences, all is packed in the 28-minutes.
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In the seventh episode of DejaVue, Alex sits down with Team Lead Marc Backes as our guest. Our conversation takes us on a journey through his career with Programming and Vue.js. Marc shares the beginnings of his coding journey, from the development of Software for a Mexican University and lessons learned from founding a startup and eventually joining a German company as freelance developer.
We also dig deeper into the world of Developer Relations (DevRel) and talk about Marc's transition into this field, as well as major achievements such as the CODE100 Coding Competition and the importance of ambassadors for frameworks such as Vue and Nuxt.
Further, Marc sheds light on his decision to leave DevRel and becoming a Tech Lead at the company he's been with twice beforehand. We explore how this transition addressed certain pain points and dive into practical strategies for handling legacy code and technical debt.
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Welcome to the sixth episode of DejaVue! Alex is joined by another amazing guest - he is a Front-end Developer, Public Speaker and also part of the Nuxt.js core team - Julien Huang.
While Michael is still off on paternity leave, Julien and Alex talk about how Julien started to code (during COVID 😲) and when he dabbled into open source, which culminated in joining the Nuxt team and regularly contributing.
One of the key feature that Julien is working on are Server Components - so of course the rest of the episode revolves around them. What are they? How do they work? And when should you use them? Julien will go in-depth on all these questions, give some behind the scene looks and "do's and don'ts" advice too!
Eventually, the future of Server Components is discussed.
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Welcome to the fifth episode of DejaVue! While Michael is on paternity leave after becoming a father, Alex is joined by a special guest, Patrick van Everdingen, Full Stack Developer, Speaker, Panel Host an Co-Founder of CareerDeck.
In this episode, we talk about how Patrick started his Vue- and Nuxt-based side project, CareerDeck - and how it grew from an idea at a pool in Italy to a full-fledged application. From the initial idea to the current state of the application, we discuss the tech stack, the challenges, and also the future of CareerDeck.
Learn why Patrick chose Vue and Nuxt, why decided to rebuild the application again and how he uses AI to create real value for the users of CareerDeck.
Eventually, Patrick turns the tables and asks Alex about his thoughts on the future of Nuxt and how it compares to other frameworks like Laravel or NestJS, as well as the role of plain Vue in the ecosystem.
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Welcome to the fourth episode of DejaVue! From a Nuxt topic last week, Michael and Alex jump into a plain Vue.js topic again, or would you say... teleport?
Yes, correct! The Teleports feature from Vue 3 will be explored - from its use cases to the native HTML dialog tag. The two hosts also cover how Teleports were created, even back in Vue 2, and talk about a Nuxt implementation too.
Learn more about Teleports in this episode of DejaVue!
Post-podcast note: The Popover API is now available in all major browsers!
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Welcome to the third episode of DejaVue! After talking about an open source SaaS the last time and hearing a lot about Nitro, Alex and Michael dive deeper into the server framework which powers not only Nuxt but also other frameworks like Analog or SolidStart. Learn more about what Nitro is, the difference between Nuxt and Nitro and amazing features it offers, no matter if you use it standalone or with Nuxt.
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Welcome to the second episode of DejaVue - and the first one with a guest! Michael and Alex are joined by Harlan Wilton, an open-source developer from Sydney, Australia who is not only into backpacking and Nuxt.js but also builds amazing tools and applications. Harlan is discussing with Alex and Michael how he built his SaaS Request Indexing in less than a week with Nuxt, which stack he used exactly, what it does and shares tips on how to stay focused and make sure your app actually ships.
The best? The SaaS is open-source!
Tune in for an interesting conversation around using Vue.js and Nuxt.js in the wild.
Post Podcast Update from Harlan
After the recording, Harlan took a break from working on Request Indexing due to other commitments. But there is also a good news - Request Indexing got the first paid monthly users now netting $60 per month. Harlan is also working on a big pivot on it, which will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
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The very first episode of DejaVue is here! In this episode, Michael and Alex talk about Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and its benefits, use cases, and challenges. After understanding what SSR actually is and why it could be useful, rendering modes like Static Site Generation (SSG) and Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) are discussed, as well as compared to dynamic SSR. The episode closes with a summary of the discussed topics and a brief outlook.
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DejaVue - Your favorite Vue podcast - you just don't know it yet!
Join Michael Thiessen and Alexander Lichter in this first trailer to find out who will guide you through the Vue and Nuxt journey in the upcoming weeks.
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