February 06, 2025

A Vue at Michael Thiessen

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56 minutes

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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DejaVue

By Alexander Lichter & Michael Thiessen

February 06, 2025

A Vue at Michael Thiessen

Listen Later

56 minutes

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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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.

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