Vue.js – Ep. 2 Our first project

Welcome to the second episode of our Vue.js tutorial series! In this episode, we will walk through creating our first Vue.js project.

Setting up Vue.js

First, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your computer. Then, you can use npm to install Vue CLI, which is a command line tool for scaffolding Vue.js projects. Simply run the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g @vue/cli

Once Vue CLI is installed, you can use it to create a new Vue project with the following command:

vue create my-first-project

This will create a new directory called “my-first-project” with a basic Vue.js project setup.

Creating our first component

Now that we have our project set up, let’s create our first Vue component. In the “src” directory of your project, create a new file called “HelloWorld.vue”. In this file, add the following code:

Hello, Vue.js!

export default {
name: 'HelloWorld'
}

h1 {
color: #42b883;
}

This code defines a new Vue component called “HelloWorld” with a simple template, script, and style. Now, let’s use this component in our main “App.vue” file:

import HelloWorld from './components/HelloWorld.vue'

export default {
name: 'App',
components: {
HelloWorld
}
}

With this setup, our “HelloWorld” component will be rendered inside the main “App” component. You can now run your Vue.js project with the following command:

npm run serve

And that’s it! You have just created and used your first Vue.js component in our project.

Conclusion

In this episode, we walked through setting up a Vue.js project and creating our first component. In the next episode, we will dive deeper into Vue.js and learn more about its features and capabilities.