Directus, an open source composable data platform, has announced the appointment of Alex Chopin, co-founder of Nuxt.js, as their new Director of Engineering, highlighting their dedication to innovation and robust technical leadership. Alex, who co-created Nuxt.js with his brother Sébastien, brings extensive experience from his work on one of the most popular frameworks for server-side rendered Vue applications, which has powered nearly 850,000 websites globally. His transition to Directus marks a new chapter after six years in the open source sector, aligning with the company's mission to democratize data and leverage his expertise in Vue.js and community-driven projects. Directus, known for its use of Typescript and Vue.js, is excited to integrate Alex's innovative vision to advance their engineering objectives and scale their platform, which has already seen significant traction with over 26 million Docker downloads and 23,000 GitHub stars.