Learn the core concepts of Vue.js, the modern JavaScript framework for building frontend applications and interfaces from scratch. Through concise, practical, and clear examples, this book takes web developers step-by-step through the tools and libraries in the Vue.js ecosystem and how to use them to create complete applications for real-world web projects. Author Maya Shavin explains how to create a complete application development process using a variety of tools in the Vue.js library. You'll learn how to handle data communication between components with Pinia architecture, develop a manageable routing system for a frontend project to control the application flow, and produce basic animation effects to create a better user experience. This book also shows you how to: Create reusable and lightweight component systems using Vue.js Bring reactivity to your existing static application Set up a project using Vite.js, a build tool for frontend project code management Build an interactive state management system for a frontend application with Pinia Connect external data from the server to your Vue application Control the application flow with static and dynamic routing using Vue Router Fully test your application using Vitest and Playwright

Get to grips with the core fundaments of Vue.js 3 and learn how to build reliable, scalable, frontend applications from industry experts Key Features * Lean how to get the most out of the Vue.js 3 framework and build an end-to-end project * Create dynamic components and user interfaces that are fast and intuitive * Write easily scalable and reusable performant code Book Description Are you looking to use Vue.js 3 for web applications, but don't know where to begin? Front-End Development Projects with Vue.js 3 will help build your development toolkit and get ready to tackle real-world web projects, helping you get to grips with the core concepts of this JavaScript framework with practical examples and activities. In this book, you'll work on mini-projects including a chat interface, a shopping cart and price calculator, a to-do app, and a profile card generator for storing contact details. These realistic projects are presented as bitesize exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way. Here, you'll discover how to handle 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 to create an engaging user experience. Later, you'll discover how to test your app and deploy it to the web. By the end of this book, you'll gain the skills to start working like an experienced Vue developer, build professional apps that can be used by others, and have the confidence to and tackle real-world front-end 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.

Get to grips with the core fundamentals of Vue.js 2 and learn to build reliable component-based applications with practical guidance from industry experts Key Features Learn how to make the best use of the Vue.js 2 framework and build a full end-to-end project Build dynamic components and user interfaces that are fast and intuitive Write performant code that "just works" and is easily scalable and reusable Book DescriptionAre you looking to use Vue 2 for web applications, but don't know where to begin? Front-End Development Projects with Vue.js will help build your development toolkit and get ready to tackle real-world web projects. You'll get to grips with the core concepts of this JavaScript framework with practical examples and activities. Through the use-cases in this book, you'll discover how to handle data in Vue components, define communication interfaces between components, and handle static and dynamic routing to control application flow. You'll get to grips with Vue CLI and Vue DevTools, and learn how to handle transition and animation effects to create an engaging user experience. In chapters on testing and deploying to the web, you'll gain the skills to start working like an experienced Vue developer and build professional apps that can be used by other people. You'll work on realistic projects that are presented as bitesize exercises and activities, allowing you to challenge yourself in an enjoyable and attainable way. These mini projects include a chat interface, a shopping cart and price calculator, a to-do app, and a profile card generator for storing contact details. By the end of this book, you'll have the confidence to handle any web development project and tackle real-world front-end development problems. What you will learn Set up a development environment and start your first Vue 2 project Modularize a Vue application using component hierarchies Use external JavaScript libraries to create animations Share state between components and use Vuex for state management Work with APIs using Vuex 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 forThis 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.