Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3: Learn the fundamentals of building scalable web applications and dynamic user interfaces with Vue.js, 2nd Edition

Let industry experts guide you on your journey to becoming a Vue.js developer with the help of practical projects and fun exercises

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Key Features

• Work through mini projects, exercises, and activities to learn Vue.js in a practical way
• Create dynamic components and user interfaces that are fast and intuitive
• Find out how you can get the most out of the Vue.js 3 framework and build an end-to-end project

Book Description

Are you looking to use Vue.js 3 for building web apps but don't know where to begin?

Frontend Development Projects with Vue.js 3 will help you get to grips with the core concepts of this JavaScript framework using practical examples that simulate real-world web projects. With this updated edition, you’ll experience all aspects of the new and improved Vue.js 3 as you work on mini projects such as a chat interface, a shopping cart, a price calculator, a to-do app, and a profile card generator for storing contact details. These realistic projects are presented as bite-size exercises that you can enjoy even as you challenge yourself.

Throughout the book, you'll discover how to manage data in Vue components, define communication interfaces between components, and handle static and dynamic routing to control application flow. You'll also work with Vite and Vue DevTools and learn how to handle transition and animation effects for an engaging user experience. Finally, you’ll see how to test your app and deploy it to the web.

By the end of this Vue.js book, you'll have the skills that enable you to work like an experienced Vue developer to build professional apps that can be used by others and have the confidence to tackle real-world frontend web development problems.

What you will learn

• Set up a development environment and start your first Vue.js 3 project
• Modularize a Vue application using component hierarchies
• Use external JavaScript libraries to create animations
• Share state between components and use Pinia for state management
• Work with APIs using Pinia and Axios to fetch remote data
• Validate functionality with unit testing and end-to-end testing
• Get to grips with web app deployment

Who this book is for

This book is designed for Vue.js beginners. Whether this is your first JavaScript framework, or if you're already familiar with React or Angular, this book will get you on the right track. To understand the concepts explained in this book, you must be familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Node package management.

Table of Contents

1. Starting Your First Vue Project
2. Working with Data
3. Vite and Vue Devtools
4. Nesting Components (Modularity)
5. Composition API
6. Global Component Composition
7. Routing
8. Animations and Transitions
9. The State of Vue State Management
10. State Management with Pinia
11. Unit Testing
12. End-to-End Testing
13. Deploying Your Code to the Web

Maya is Senior Software Engineer in Microsoft, working extensively with JavaScript and frontend frameworks and based in Israel. She holds a B.Sc in Computer Sciences, B.A in Business Management, and an International MBA from University of Bar-Ilan, Israel. She has worked with JavaScript and latest frontend frameworks such as React, Vue.js, etc to create scalable and performant front-end solutions at companies such as Cooladata and Cloudinary, and currently Microsoft. She founded and is currently the organizer of the VueJS Israel Meetup Community, helping to create a strong playground for Vue.js lovers and like-minded developers. Maya is also a published author, international speaker and an open-source library maintainer of frontend and web projects.

Raymond Camden is a developer advocate for IBM. His work focuses on the MobileFirst platform, Bluemix, hybrid mobile development, Node.js, HTML5, and web standards in general. He is a published author and presents at conferences and user groups on a variety of topics. Raymond can be reached at his blog, on Twitter, or via email. He is the author of many development books, including Apache Cordova in Action and Client-Side Data Storage.