We talked about:
*His journey into Vue* - Started in the Laravel world (shoutout to Laracasts) - Moved from WordPress to Laravel to Vue/Nuxt - Went from being a Nuxt user → contributor → core team lead
*On building frameworks and DX* - Why being your own target audience makes you a better framework developer - The importance of staying connected to actual user pain points - How he debugs: "You don't start with knowledge of everything. You start with just a clue."
*Nuxt best practices and technical deep dives* - Rendering strategies: "Always go for static rendering if you can" - Common mistakes teams make with SSR vs ISR - The new Nitro 3 server engine (insanely fast, web API based) - Moving to Vite environment API – from 3 dev servers to 1 - How the module ecosystem empowers the community
*On contributing to open source* - "Contributing to open source is about joy and giving. Do it because you want to, not because you feel like you have to." - No gatekeeping – issues, PRs, docs, Discord help all count - He has an open calendar if anyone wants to chat about contributing
Some interesting quotes: - "It's easier to be your own target audience" - "A lot of framework development is about developer experience" - "Modules empower the ecosystem to build things"
Full episode here: - YouTube: https://youtu.be/WRcqhuTL6y4 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xTPxvS3WHjEkz16rSHj7I
Whether you're already building with Nuxt, considering it for a project, or just curious about framework design philosophy, thought this might be worth a listen.
Would love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions!