From Side Hustle to Server Side Events (with Patrick van Everdingen)

Welcome to the fifth episode of DejaVue! While Michael is on paternity leave after becoming a father, Alex is joined by a special guest, Patrick van Everdingen, Full Stack Developer, Speaker, Panel Host an Co-Founder of CareerDeck.

In this episode, we talk about how Patrick started his Vue- and Nuxt-based side project, CareerDeck - and how it grew from an idea at a pool in Italy to a full-fledged application. From the initial idea to the current state of the application, we discuss the tech stack, the challenges, and also the future of CareerDeck.

Learn why Patrick chose Vue and Nuxt, why decided to rebuild the application again and how he uses AI to create real value for the users of CareerDeck.

Eventually, Patrick turns the tables and asks Alex about his thoughts on the future of Nuxt and how it compares to other frameworks like Laravel or NestJS, as well as the role of plain Vue in the ecosystem.

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• (00:00) - Chapter 1
• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:29) - The backstory of CareerDeck
• (06:17) - What makes CareerDeck more than just a GPT wrapper?
• (11:00) - Rebuilding the application again with Nuxt UI
• (14:39) - The tech stack of CareerDeck
• (19:29) - Building a job interview simulator
• (25:07) - What are Server-Sent Events?
• (26:47) - The difference between WebSockets and Server-Sent Events
• (29:38) - Implementing SSE with Nitro
• (31:59) - New folder structure in Nuxt 4
• (34:02) - How does Nitro compare to other frameworks?
• (36:14) - Will Nuxt be the next Laravel or NestJS?
• (41:17) - Why would you choose vanilla Vue over Nuxt?
• (47:06) - Your benefits as a newcomer to a framework
• (49:44) - Where can people reach Patrick
• (51:22) - Outro

Links and Resources

• Devworld Conference
• CareerDeck
• Nuxt
• DejaVue Episode #002 with Harlan Wilton
• Nuxt UI Pro* - GET 20% OFF WITH THE CODE "LICHTER" until the end of the month!
• LangChain 
• Llama3
• Nitro
• DejaVue Episode #003 about Nitro
• No gist but H3 Docs on SSE
• WebSockets in Nitro
• Nuxt vs. Nitro
• Improved Nuxt folder structure issue
• Laravel
• Inertia.js
• Laravel Livewire
• Unplugin

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