What is vue.js and what are its benefits

Modern custom web applications differentiate between three different factors: the frontend for individual visitors, the backend for the administrator, and the implementation of functions for both sides. The web framework vue.js - pronounced according to the English pronunciation as View.js - provides a platform to integrate these three units in one environment. It differs in several conditions from other libraries like React or jQuery and complex frameworks including those for commercial use or complex tasks such as Angular.

What are the special features of vue.js?

Vue.js is an open-source library released under the MIT license, primarily targeting web applications in JavaScript with a Single-Page concept. In this concept, a webpage or software interface consists of a single static page, with external applications generating dynamic content and embedding it into the display. However, vue.js also supports the structuring of an application into different sections with separate individual HTML documents as separation elements and the transfer of data and information between the individual instances when needed.

Compared to other frameworks or libraries, vue.js stands out for its exceptionally high flexibility, allowing the library to be quickly and easily adapted to specific tasks. For example, there are no binding specifications for the structure or architecture of software; both can be tailored to the existing situation and any previous work can be incorporated into the planning or adapted to ongoing projects. Vue.js uses the Model View ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern for the code to separate the presentation from the user interface (UI). It allows processes to be directly linked to the data without having to manually retrieve them from the HTML DOM, for example, using jQuery.

What advantages does Vue.js offer over other frameworks?

Unlike complex frameworks like React or Angular, Vue.js can be directly integrated into existing projects as a library. It does not require a complex installation and has no dependencies on the environment that would limit the application. Some of its features include:

• Clear separation of JavaScript, templates, HTML, and CSS
• Very compact size of less than 100 Kb
• Progressive app development allows for gradual modernization of older code
• Detailed and understandable documentation
• Can be used as a library, framework, or view layer for JavaScript
• Support for JavaScript and TypeScript
• Bidirectional and reactive data binding, Virtual DOM, and Event Sourcing
• Seamless interaction with other libraries

Currently, Vue.js has a significantly lower popularity and adoption rate compared to its competitors. However, its market share is steadily increasing compared to jQuery, React, Angular, or Ember, especially due to continuous growth in the Asian market.

Info: Vue.js-based site generators like Nuxt.js are also used in the context of JAMstack.

Which frameworks can be considered as alternatives to Vue.js?

After JavaScript lost significance compared to other programming languages for a longer period, it is gaining increasing attention again due to the growing demand for reactive web applications. This is also reflected in a growing interest in frameworks. Particularly projects developed and used by major technology companies such as Angular by Google or React by Facebook are gaining popularity due to their support, continuous development, high flexibility, and good documentation. React remains by far the most popular JavaScript framework, appreciated not only by professional programmers but also in the amateur and beginner sectors for its simple yet versatile structure and implementation. However, the potential of Vue.js should not be underestimated considering this background.

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