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DejaVueDouble Trouble: The Nuxt Surprise (with Daniel Roe)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...2025-06-1641 min
Ezra Interviews with Michael ThiessenPractical Advise for Christian Charities in Canada ft. Lawyer Barry BusseyIn this episode of the Ezra Interviews, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews lawyer Barry Bussey to discuss the significant changes to charity law in Canada and their implications for churches. They explore the revocation tax, the consequences of losing charitable status, and the increasing government intrusion into religious organizations. The discussion also covers practical steps for churches, including the considerations for new churches regarding incorporation and charitable status. In this conversation, Barry W. Bussey and Michael Thiessen discuss the challenges and strategies for churches navigating the complexities of charitable status, the influence of activist groups on nonprofit organizations, and the...2025-06-071h 12
DejaVueThe History of Nuxt and NuxtLabs (with Sébastien Chopin)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 han...2025-06-051h 01Ezra Interviews with Michael ThiessenProtecting Parental Rights from "Progressive" Insanity ft. Lawyer Clint ElliottIn this episode of the Ezra Interviews, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews Clint Elliott, the Executive Director of the Justice Defense Foundation of Kentucky, discussing critical legal issues surrounding conversion therapy bans, the role of the church in addressing these issues, and the implications for parental rights and women's rights in public spaces. They explore the impact of executive orders in Kentucky, the importance of defining biological sex, and the need for awareness and action within the Christian community to navigate these challenges. In this conversation, Clint and Michael discuss the importance of Christian advocacy in the face of cultural...2025-05-241h 09
DejaVueMotion for Vue (with Matt Perry)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...2025-05-151h 03Ezra Interviews with Michael ThiessenNick Thompson: Sacred Streaming? The Danger of Digitizing the ChurchIn this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews Pastor Nick Thompson about his book Sacred Streaming, which explores the implications of digital technology in church worship. Thompson reflects on his experiences during the COVID pandemic that led him to question the legitimacy of live streaming in worship. He emphasizes the importance of physical assembly in the church and warns against the reduction of ecclesiastical experiences to digital formats. The discussion also touches on the regulative principle of worship, the essentiality of public assembly, and the means of grace as ordained by God. In this c...2025-05-021h 09
DejaVueSnapshot Testing and Beyond (with The Jared Wilcurt)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...2025-04-221h 06
DejaVueOpen Source Sustainability (with Daniel Roe, Chad Whitacre & Rijk van Zanten)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 al...2025-04-061h 00Ezra Interviews with Michael ThiessenAlberta: the 51st State? ft. Michael WagnerIn this episode of Ezra Interviews, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews Dr. Michael Wagner on Alberta's future, its independence, its sovereignty, and its potential to become the 51st state. You're not going to want to miss this one.
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DejaVueNew Releases: Nuxt 3.16 and Nuxt UI 3Nuxt 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...2025-03-2842 min
DejaVueVisualizing Data in Vue (with Dennis Adriaansen)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 GuestDennis AdriaansenVue Chart LibraryXBSky...2025-03-211h 03
DejaVueDevRel and IDEs (with Jan-Niklas Wortmann)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 episodeOur Guest Jan-Niklas WortmannWebsiteWeekly Devs BrewBlueskyChapters(00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue
(01:19) - Guest Intro
(03:49) - Difference of Framework communities
(08:56) - The Ups...2025-03-0651 min
DejaVueThe Fusion of Laravel and Vue (with Aaron Francis)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!2025-02-271h 32
DejaVueAI and Vue.js (with Daniel Kelly and Patrick van Everdingen)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 EngineerDaniel Kelly, Lead Instructor at Vue SchoolThe 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...2025-02-2047 min
DejaVueA Vue at Alexander LichterIf 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!2025-02-131h 11
DejaVueA Vue at Michael ThiessenThe 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) - Wha...2025-02-0656 min
DejaVueFormKit and Hot Takes (with Justin Schroeder)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...2025-01-311h 25Ezra Interviews with Michael ThiessenDeanna McLeod: PART 2 - SHOCKING Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer TreatmentIn this conversation, Dr. Michael Thiessen and oncology researcher Deanna McLeod discuss the significant impact of COVID-19 on cancer care, particularly for female patients. They explore the dramatic rise in cancer billings since 2019, the drop in screenings and surgical access, and the resulting increase in mortality rates. The discussion highlights the consequences of public health measures, the importance of individual care, and the need for a return to ethical medical practices. In this conversation, Deanna and Michael discuss the significant impact of COVID-19 and its related policies on women's health, particularly in relation to cancer rates and the implications...2025-01-251h 39
DejaVueCreating Technical Content (with Adam Jahr)In this episode, Michael talks with Adam Jahr, Founder of Vue Mastery, all about creating technical content - and how this is relevant for you as a developer.Tune in and figure out how Adam founded Vue Mastery, what his biggest learnings from his Coding Bootcamp times were and learn key tips that can set your content apart from others!And as a bonus - learn what creating content, regardless the format, has to do with Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.Ready? Then wait no furtherEnjoy the Episode!2025-01-091h 04
DejaVueThe Quadruple Migration (with Rijk van Zanten)To start the year light and fun, Michael and Alex are joined by Rijk van Zanten, the creator of Directus.Of course we talk about his journey into web development, the Vue.js ecosystem, what Directus is and why he chose Vue over other frameworks for it's extensible frontend.Further, Rijk shares his thoughts on the Vue.js job market and how his "Quadruple Migration", over to the Composition API, Pinia, Vue 3 and Vite, went. As a cherry on top - this all started *very* early in the development...2025-01-021h 20
DejaVueComposition API vs Options API SpecialThis DejaVue episode comes as a little special! As a belated Christmas present, we got everything, literally everything that was discussed on this podcast about one big topic: Composition API vs. Options API.A lot of our previous guests had their own takes on the two APIs - and some might surprise you! So, why not tuning in and hear fifteen people talk about their opinions, insights and suggestions when it comes to using their preferred API in Vue - and why.Oh, and yes - there is even a little spoiler for next weeks episode2024-12-2659 min
DejaVueMigrating a SaaS from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 (with Sumit Kumar)The second half of the conversation with Sumit Kumar focuses all on the technical side of his SaaS.At first, Michael and Alex talk about Sumit's experience with the migration from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 - and we all know this isn't an easy one. Further, the Composition API vs. the Options API, as well as structuring code and writing good composables are discussed.And of course, the question if Sumit considered rewriting the application based on another tech stack was part of it too - he had really good reasons why he didn't! Time...2024-12-2041 min
DejaVueSelf-founding and growing a Nuxt-based SaaS (with Sumit Kumar)In this episode of DejaVue, Alex and Michael are joined by Sumit Kumar, the founder of Parqet.Sumit shares his journey from getting into Web Development and Vue.js over to working at Stripe and eventually founding Parqet, a (German) portfolio tracker SaaS. Topics covered in the first part of our conversation include a lot of business insights, such as the transition from being a developer to being a founder, the challenges and benefits of bootstrapping, as well as the importance of marketing.If you are interested in the business side of...2024-12-121h 01
DejaVueVueConf Toronto Panel (with Evan You, Daniel Roe, Sigrid Huemer and John Leider)For the first time, the DejaVue Podcast goes "live"! Alex and Michael met up at VueConf Toronto and could do a whole DejaVue episode on stage. Of course, this is even more fun with guests, so they are joined by four speakers of the Conference.Evan You, Creator of Vue, Vite, Rolldown and Founder of VoidZero,Daniel Roe, Lead of the Nuxt Team,Sigrid Huemer, Software Engineer at Sentry, andJohn Leider, Creator of Vuetify.But that's not the end! The audience could ask questions to the whole panel, while the DejaVue hosts curated and selected the most...2024-12-0543 min
DejaVueSecure your Vue and Nuxt applications (with Jakub Andrzejewski)Security is a topic that is often overlooked in the frontend world. But at least for you all - no longer! To make sure we cover Security for Vue and Nuxt applications as broad as possible, Michael and Alex are joined by Jakub Andrzejewski, who is not only a Senior Frontend Developer but also author of the Nuxt Security Module. We cover not only the module but also how to avoid common security mistakes as a Vue developer and how to protect your applications from vulnerabilities, and which are the most common ones.Of...2024-11-281h 04
DejaVueError Handling in VueAll of you have seen users do weird things with your application and running into strange scenarios - who can't relate to this?For this and many other reasons, the right way of error handling is important in you application. Join Michael and Alex on a discussion of the different ways one can handle errors in their application.That includes not always showing an error page, but also handling errors request-based or component-based!On that note, error messages and how to write decent ones that are helpful for the users are discussed, as well as...2024-11-2529 minEzra Interviews with Michael ThiessenDanger in the Jungle: Navigating the Chaos w. Healthy Families & Better Stories ft. Jason WeeningOPEN MIKE w/Michael Thiessen ~ November 08, 2024In this episode of Open Mike, Dr. Michael Thiessen engages with author Jason Weening about his new book, Danger in the Jungle. They discuss the importance of family integration in education, the role of mentorship, and the need for literature that reflects a Christian worldview. Weening shares his motivations for writing the book, which aims to engage young readers through adventure and relatable themes. The conversation also touches on the challenges of getting Christian literature into public schools and the courage required to navigate parenting and education in today's culture.
...2024-11-0945 minEzra Interviews with Michael ThiessenThe Fight for Free Expression in Schools: Josh Alexander Case ft. James S.M. KitchenOPEN MIKE w/Michael Thiessen ~ November 01, 2024In this episode of Open Mike, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews James S.M. Kitchen to discuss the ongoing legal case of Josh Alexander, who faces expulsion from school due to his Christian beliefs regarding gender. They explore the legal arguments surrounding religious discrimination, the role of school administration, and the implications of the case for future legal precedents. The discussion highlights the complexities of balancing freedom of expression with anti-bullying policies in educational settings.
In this conversation, James Kitchen and Michael Thiessen discuss the ongoing legal battle involving Josh Alexander...2024-11-0252 min
DejaVueGetting Started with Vue.js (with Simone Cuomo)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...2024-11-0150 minEzra Interviews with Michael ThiessenStill Fighting! A Legal Update ft. Josh AlexanderOPEN MIKE w/Michael Thiessen ~ October 21, 2024In this episode of Open Mike, Dr. Michael Thiessen interviews Josh Alexander, who shares his challenging legal journey stemming from his experiences at a Catholic high school in Ontario. The conversation delves into the ideological conflicts surrounding gender issues in education, the responses from school authorities, and the implications of these events on students' rights and beliefs. Josh recounts his confrontations with teachers and the school board, highlighting the broader cultural and ideological battles faced by Christian students in Canada. In this conversation, Michael Thiessen and Josh Alexander discuss the challenges faced b...2024-10-2157 min
DejaVuePinia and Data Loaders (with Eduardo San Martin Morote)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 👀E...2024-10-1746 min