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

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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

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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

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