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A gentle introduction to Vue.js

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Vue.js-Workshop

A gentle introduction to Vue.js

This workshop is designed to introduce the basic concepts of the Vue.js framework, culminating in the creation of a basic ToDo List application. Bootstrap and FontAwesome are also used throughout the talk.

Node.js Installation

This workshop depends on Node.js version 8.x and above. You can check your version of node with the node --version command.

If you need to install Node.js, please do the following:.

Windows / MacOs

Official Node.js Installer

Ubuntu Linux

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

What if I don't want to install Node.js?

You can follow along and learn the basic concepts of Vue.js the following HTML file:

  • VuejsWorkshop/HelloVue.html

You won't have the advantages of working with with .vue files, but you will still be able to learn and apply the basic concepts.

Text Editor

In this workshop we'll be working inside files with the .vue extension. This filetype encapsulates the template, styles, and JavaScript for a a single Vue.js component. It will be helpful for your text editor has support for .vue file syntax highligting - we recommend using either Sublime Text, Atom, or VSCode - though any text editor will suffice for basic usage.

Build Setup

# install dependencies
npm install

# serve with hot reload at localhost:8080
npm run start

For a detailed explanation on how things work, check out the guide and docs for vue-loader for the Vue.js starter template from which this workshop was created.

Let's get started!

During this workshop we're going to be creating two Vue.js components - you will only be editing the following two files:

  • VuejsWorkshop/src/components/Hello.vue
  • VuejsWorkshop/src/components/TodoList.vue

The following are the complete, documented examples of the components we'll be building:

  • VuejsWorkshop/src/components/Hello.complete.vue
  • VuejsWorkshop/src/components/TodoList.complete.vue

Topics Covered

  • What is Vue.js?

    • Reactivity
    • Progressive frameworks

  • What is a component?

    • <template>, <script>, and <style> tags

  • Vue.js Template Directives

    • v-model
    • v-if, v-else-if, v-else
    • v-bind
    • v-on

  • Vue.js Component Properties

    • data
    • methods
    • computed
    • props
    • components