DejaVue

A Vue at Michael Thiessen

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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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