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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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.