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!

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• (00:00) - Start and Guest Introduction
• (01:34) - From becoming a Nurse to becoming a Developer
• (06:49) - Building Social Network before Facebook
• (10:33) - Getting into Vue.js and Abandoning jQuery
• (16:01) - Reducing Bugs with Vue.js
• (19:33) - Accessibility - Reaching AA or AAA
• (26:16) - Balancing the Stakeholder Needs
• (30:39) - 3000 Websites with Vue.js for one Company
• (32:49) - Building your own Component Library?
• (35:40) - Cleaning up Technical Debt at Louis Vuitton
• (38:23) - Gradually upgrading legacy LV software
• (43:43) - Why not React or Angular?
• (52:40) - Mitosis
• (55:13) - Outro

Links and Resources

• Tim's episode on the "We Belong Here" podcast
• Episode #E001 The Need for SSR
• Grunt
• Gulp
• WCAG for Accessibility
• Vue Route Announcer
• Route Announcer in Nuxt
• Knockout.js
• Accessibility Needs Overview
• Partytown
• CloudFlare Zaraz
• Episode #E007 From Code to DevRel and Leadership
• Tim's "Team First" Talk
• Storybook
• Migrating to Nuxt 4 Now?!
• Tim's "A Vue into Rock & Roll Part 2" talk
• Mitosis

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.

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (00:48) - Vue.js Amsterdam FOMO
• (02:50) - Giving a talk at a huge conference
• (06:59) - Highlights from 2024
• (08:56) - Evan's talk
• (12:56) - Further Highlights of Day One
• (15:48) - Pooya's talk
• (17:24) - Speed review
• (19:15) - Networking at conferences
• (22:40) - DevWorld + Front end panel
• (25:55) - Upcoming conferences

Links and Resources

• Vue.js Amsterdam
• Talk Replays
• Alex's Petite Vue Talk
• Vapor Mode Repository
• Vapor Mode Playground
• Partykit
• DevWorld Conference
• Frontend Panel
• VueConf Toronto
• vue.js DE Conf

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.

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:04) - Public Speaking and Conferences
• (03:15) - The Start of Marc's Coding Journey
• (06:49) - Building University Admin Software
• (09:42) - Startup Founding Lessons
• (13:27) - How the Journey Continued
• (20:40) - What is DevRel?
• (21:52) - Getting into DevRel
• (24:22) - Developer Advocate vs Developer Relations
• (27:20) - "Framework DevRels" and Ambassadors
• (29:38) - CODE100 Coding Competition
• (35:42) - Why leaving DevRel?
• (38:28) - Becoming a Tech Lead
• (41:44) - Did the role change solve the pain points?
• (46:57) - How do you handle legacy code and technical debt?
• (52:01) - Widen/Narrow approach for migrations
• (54:20) - How to please the developer and the business side
• (58:42) - Carté blanch for team managing
• (01:02:30) - Wrapping it up

Links and Resources

• dotJS Paris
• Vue.js Amsterdam
• VueConf US
• Ruby on Rails
• Vue Storefront / Alokai
• CODE100 Competition
• Syntax FM