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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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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