Vue.js 3 By Example: Blueprints to learn Vue web development, full-stack development, and cross-platform development quickly

Explore the latest Vue 3 features by building high-quality frontend web apps, desktop apps, and full-stack apps using the power of Vuex, Vue Router, and GraphQL

Key Features

• Understand the fundamentals of Vue 3 including components, prop injection, Vuex, and Vue Router
• Leverage Vue’s capabilities for building web apps, mobile apps, and browser games
• Find out how the Vue Router makes it easy to build single-page applications (SPAs) with Vue.js

Book Description

With its huge ecosystem and wide adoption, Vue is one of the leading frameworks thanks to its ease of use when developing applications. This book will help you understand how you can leverage Vue effectively to develop impressive apps quickly using its latest version – Vue 3.0.

The book takes an example-based approach to help you get to grips with the basics of Vue 3 and create a simple application by exploring features such as components and directives. You'll then enhance your app building skills by learning how to test the app with Jest and Vue Test Utils. As you advance, you'll understand how to write non-web apps with Vue 3, create cross-platform desktop apps with the Electron plugin, and build a multi-purpose mobile app with Vue and Ionic. You'll also be able to develop web apps with Vue 3 that interact well with GraphQL APIs. Finally, you'll build a chat app that performs real-time communication using Vue 3 and Laravel.

By the end of this Vue.js book, you'll have developed the skills you need to build real-world apps using Vue 3 by working through a range of projects.

What you will learn

• Get to grips with Vue architecture, components, props, directives, mixins, and other advanced features
• Understand the Vue 3 template system and use directives
• Use third-party libraries such as Vue Router for routing and Vuex for state management
• Create GraphQL APIs to power your Vue 3 web apps
• Build cross-platform Vue 3 apps with Electron and Ionic
• Make your Vue 3 apps more captivating with PrimeVue
• Build real-time communication apps with Vue 3 as the frontend and Laravel

Who this book is for

This book is for web developers who want to learn frontend web development with Vue 3 and use it to create professional applications. You'll also find this book useful if you're looking to create full-stack web apps with Vue.js 3.0 as the frontend. Knowledge of JavaScript programming is required to get the most out of this book.

Table of Contents

1. Creating Your First Application in Vue 3
2. Building a Vue 3 Progressive Web App
3. Building a Slider Puzzle Game with Tests
4. Building a Photo Management Desktop App
5. Building a Multipurpose Calculator Mobile App with Ionic
6. Build a Vacation Booking App with the PrimeVue UI Framework
7. Creating a Shopping Cart System with GraphQL
8. Building a Chat App with Vue 3, Laravel, and Socket.IO

John Au-Yeung is a frontend developer who has extensive experience with the latest frontend technologies. He has an MSc in information technology and a BSc in mathematics. He is also a part-time blogger who writes about the latest frontend development technologies. In addition, he is an author of many self-published books about JavaScript programming. He has extensive experience with Vue and React and loves working with both. JavaScript programming is his focus and is what he does every day.