As a developer, I have spent a lot of time exploring different frontend frameworks and libraries to build responsive and dynamic web applications. One framework that has consistently impressed me over the years is Vue.js. In this tutorial, I will discuss the reasons why I have decided to stick with Vue.js in 2023.
1. Ease of Use and Learning Curve:
One of the main reasons why I continue to use Vue.js is its ease of use and gentle learning curve. Vue.js provides a clear and concise syntax that is easy to understand, making it a great choice for beginners and experienced developers alike. The Vue.js documentation is also very comprehensive and well-written, which makes it easy to get started with the framework.
2. Flexibility and Scalability:
Vue.js is a highly flexible and scalable framework that allows developers to build small single-page applications or large complex applications with ease. The Vue.js ecosystem offers a wide range of tools and libraries that can be easily integrated into a Vue.js project, making it easy to scale and customize applications according to the individual needs of the project.
3. Performance and Efficiency:
Vue.js is known for its excellent performance and high efficiency. The framework uses a virtual DOM that significantly improves the speed and performance of applications. Additionally, Vue.js has a built-in state management system called Vuex, which helps to manage the state of the application efficiently and prevents unnecessary re-renders.
4. Active Community and Support:
Vue.js has a large and active community of developers who are constantly contributing to the framework’s development and improving its features. The Vue.js community provides excellent support through forums, Slack channels, and meetups, making it easy to find solutions to any issues or questions that may arise during development.
5. Compatibility and Integration:
Vue.js is compatible with a wide range of tools, libraries, and plugins, making it easy to integrate with other frameworks and technologies. Vue.js can seamlessly work with popular libraries such as Axios, Vue Router, and Vuetify, allowing developers to quickly build and deploy applications without any compatibility issues.
6. Sustainability and Long-Term Support:
Vue.js is a sustainable and stable framework that is backed by a reputable company, making it a reliable choice for long-term projects. The Vue.js core team is actively working on improving the framework and releasing updates regularly, ensuring that Vue.js remains current and relevant in the ever-evolving landscape of frontend development.
In conclusion, there are many reasons why I have decided to stick with Vue.js in 2023. The framework’s ease of use, flexibility, performance, active community, compatibility, and sustainability make it a top choice for building modern web applications. If you are looking for a reliable and efficient frontend framework for your projects, I highly recommend giving Vue.js a try.
The first framework i tried was Svelte (2 years ago), then SvelteKit, then I used Angular for school (Angular is not bad in my opinion, if you come from a Java background) and finally I am using Nuxt with vue3s composition api, because it is just so much better than everything else in my opinion. I did not like plain vue, but this composition api is great and vue feels better than svelte now. I also stopped thinking of performance that much, because in the end, it doesn't matter that much, if you can ship fast and with high quality. I am also hyped for vapor! By the way, the svelte experience is way better now. The problems you talked about are pretty much gone now.
The cleanest is vanilla JS. It gives you the freedom to actually do things your own way and organise them your own way.
Which is why I always use JS for anything which is a personal project, cause I am allowed to. On the other hand working for a company either as a freelancer or employee, you need to cooperate with others (either immediately, or maybe in the future cause others will be maintaining your code). Which means that some restrictions and standardisations are good practice which can avoid massive time waste. But why oh why would you actually use a framework/library for a project where you are the only one supposed to work on it? I don't really get it at all.
Svelte is so cool. But the language server stay crashing lol
No, I could NOT imagine building UI in rust. I just don't think you could get a nice dx into the language without jumping through so many macro hoops that it may just as well be a different language. I don't know how much experience you have building UI outside web-dev, but coming from an embedded dev, having sometimes done abstraction/interfacing-UIs for a device in python/Qt (and java for uni) and now learning how to do UIs in modern js frameworks, it's sooo much nicer and expandable than any option in other languages. To the point I honestly strongly consider using electron for the next UI that I'm gonna do.
Preach 🙌🏼
I'd say benchmarks aren't even the best way to measure this. They will overlook specific cases in which one framework might topple another one.
Nonetheless, yes, if you prefer Vue's experience, definitely stick with it. I say this as a Svelte ambassador, and so I'm quite biased towards it. I wouldn't say Vue's the cleanest, and would say it has a API surface that is too big. But you will of course have your arguments as to why you prefer Vue, which is also fine 🙂
Happy hacking!
Svelte is amazing but Vue is powerful. I started learning Vue recently and It gives you even more power to make reactivity and more control over the entire application and your components. Vue and Svelte are both my favorite javascript frameworks for 2023 and 2024. Svelte is simple to learn and elegant but Vue is more powerful yet difficult but once you master it then you can really make amazing stuff with it.
I think you haven't been deep enough the Vue hole. There is a big community of chinese behind it and some libraries and tools have 50% of the topics written in chinese. Enjoy decrypting that if you find a "solution" for your problem through googling. Also all the tools are not really there that you might need. And most of those tools are low quality weekend programmer code slices. Writing unit tests in Vue just sucks. The typing support really isn't there. The Vue community just doesn't like to write tests at all.
Angular still preferred by enterprise company tho
Right now I am testing a few frameworks .. Qwik, Astro, Vue .. rewriting my Next app to these and came to same conclusion. Vue is easiest and cleanest to implement and does not have ANY blind-spots. Qwik is for example awesome technology but has lack some things I get with Vue for free. So I am probably also sticking with Vue because I am by far most productive in it and Vue is every year faster and better than before 😊
that's a wise decision ; )
You talking like using what you enjoy is some crime Unless it's react or next or svelte😂😂
Vue 3 is much faster than most of the frameworks, people who use vue 3 are much smarter than other programmers
Vue is the life!
Can't wait for the vapor mode 😁
We are using javascript because we have to, not because we want to? That's crazy talk. Who's "we" in that statement. Agree with you on Vue , then you lost me at the end.
I've been a massive Vue fan ever since Vue 2 and that entusiasm has only grown. I use react for work and I keep dabbeling with Svelte but there's just a million reasons why I think Vue is better. It's the fine grained reactivity which lets me trust that only the things I update in the code will update, unlike react that rerenders your entire component every time and leads to constant sideffects that way. Its the composition api that beautifully lets me access that underlying reactivity. Its the SFC that lets me build with pure html, pure js and pure css all in the same component for a clean self contained component block.
And with v-bind() I even have a simple way to send data from JS to my css which is something Svelte doesnt even have with its SFC. Its how incredibly flexible the reactivity API is. Unlike Svelte where I have to switch APIs inside or outside the component, in vue its the same API everywhere with pretty much the same DX, or a very little tradeoff for a very big jump in consistency and flexibility. In fact Vues reactivity is so self contained and simple to move around that you can move it entirerly out of vue if you want. Someone even did that for react. Theres a package called reactivue that literally just imports vues reactivity functions and lets you use vue reactivity in react. And the performance of Vue is about to jump up with Vue vapor, which they are working on this year.
In fact, right now the most perfomant framework out there is solid.js. Which actually has the same fine grained reactivity approach as vue, and its signals API is actually the exact same as vue refs. But the diffirence is that Solid does not use a vdom. Evan You realized by looking at Solid that they didnt really need a vdom either and thats where they could get back a lot of performance. And Ryan, the author of Solid, has actually said openly that when Vue Vapor lands he expects Vue to have the same performance as solid which would actually make Vue one of the best performing frameworks.
Apparantly Evan You will be talking about the progress of vue vapor in a London confrence next month. He said so on twitter, so its worth paying attention to what he puts out there. Im more excited than ever and I was very excited when vue 3 came out too. Im putting all my money on vue this year for sure
Sticking with Vue components, in an Astro project ^^
Svelte is more a complier than framework. The big advantage is that you don't have to ship the library as production dependency
(React/Vue).
Vue is awesome. I'm looking into Solidjs because of Vue "vapor" (coming later this year) a new Solidjs-inspired compilation strategy. No more vdom and even better performance! I enjoy both now 🙂