Chapter 1. Going Shopping with Vue.js
"Vue.js is a JavaScript framework for building astonishing web applications. Vue.js is a JavaScript library for creating web interfaces. Vue.js is a tool that leverages the use of MVVM architecture."
Simplified JavaScript Jargon suggests that Vue.js is a JavaScript library for creating user interfaces (Views) based on underlying data models ( http://jargon.js.org/_glossary/VUEJS.md ).
The official Vue.js website ( https://vuejs.org/ ) just some months ago stated that Vue.js were reactive components for modern web interfaces.
Now it states that Vue.js is a progressive JavaScript framework:
So what is Vue.js after all? Framework? Tool? Library? Should it be used for building full-stack web applications or just for adding some special functionality? Should I switch from my favorite framework to it? If yes, why? Can I use it alongside other tools in my project? What advantages it might bring?
In this chapter, we will try to find the answers to all these questions. We will slightly touch Vue.js and use it within some small and simple examples.
More specifically, we will do the following:
- Learn what Vue.js is, its important parts, and its history
- Learn what projects use Vue.js
- Build a simple shopping list using Vue.js and compare the implementation to the jQuery implementation of the same application
- Build a simple Pomodoro timer using Vue.js
- Enjoy a small and simple exercise
