Vue.js: Tools & Skills


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Since its release in 2014, Vue.js has seen a meteoric rise to popularity and is is now considered one of the primary front-end frameworks, and not without good reason. Its component-based architecture was designed to be flexible and easy to adopt, making it just as easy to integrate into projects and use alongside non-Vue code as it is to build complex client-side applications. This book covers a selection of essential tools and skills you'll need while working with Vue. It contains: Setting Up a Vue Development Environment by James Hibbard Five Top Vue Animation Libraries by Maria Antonietta Perna Build Your First Static Site with VuePress by Ivaylo Gerchev Five Vue UI Libraries for Your Next Project by Michiel Mulders Five Handy Tips when Starting Out with Vue by David Bush




Getting to Know Vue.js


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Learn how to render lists of items without repeating your code structure and how to work with conditional rendering items and event handling. Containing all you need to know to get started with Vue.js, this book will take you through using build tools (transpile to ES5), creating custom components, state management, and routers. With Getting to Know Vue.js, you'll see how to combine reusable code with custom components, allowing you to create snippets of reusable code to suit your specific business needs. You'll also explore how to use Single File Components and the Vue.js Command Line Interface (CLI) to build components in a single file and add in build tools as you see fit. Getting started with a new Single Page Application (SPA) JavaScript framework can be an overwhelming task, but Vue.js makes this daunting task simple and easy to learn, allowing you to start implementing business needs with just a script reference to the library and the custom JavaScript required for your use case. Starting with a little reference and a handful of lines of custom JavaScript, you will have a complete Single Page Application before you know it. What You'll Learn Examine Vue.js templating syntax Work with binding methods Manage the state of your app by comparing your options of building a data store Adapt the more robust options compatible with Vue.js Review different router options, including creating your own router, using the Vue-router and using Page.js. Who This Book Is For Software developers with an understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript; prior understanding of a Single Page Application framework would be useful but not essential.




Vue.js in Action


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Summary Web pages are rich with data and graphics, and it's challenging to maintain a smooth and quick user experience. Vue.js in Action teaches you how to build a fast, flowing web UI with the Vue.js framework. As you move through the book, you'll put your skills to practice by building a complete web store application with product listings, a checkout process, and an administrative interface. About the technology Vue.js is a lightweight frontend framework, offering easy two-way data binding, a reactive UI, and a common-sense project structure. It uses UI patterns and modern HTML to deliver impossibly fast page loads and silky smooth transitions—all from a tiny code footprint. It’s a delight to develop in Vue using ordinary JavaScript and its integrated Vuex state management tool. About the book Vue.js in Action is your guide to building modern web apps. You’ll start by exploring the reactive UI model while you get comfortable with Vue’s unique features. Then, you’ll go deeper as you build a shopping cart with an admin interface and the ability to manage stock! Finally, you’ll extend your app, adding transitions, tests, and other key features until it’s production ready. What's inside Clearly annotated code and illustrations Modeling data and consuming APIs Easy state management with Vuex Creating custom directives About the reader Written for web developers with some experience in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. About the author Erik Hanchett and Benjamin Listwon are experienced web engineers and fearless explorers of new ideas. Vue.js is a front-end framework that builds on many of the reactive UI ideas introduced in React.js. Vue.js in Action teaches readers to build fast, flowing web UI with the Vue.js framework. As they move through the book, readers put their skills to practice by building a complete web store application with product listings, a checkout process, and an administrative interface! Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.




Modern JavaScript Tools & Skills


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There's no doubt that the JavaScript ecosystem changes fast. Not only are new tools and frameworks introduced and developed at a rapid rate, the language itself has undergone big changes with the introduction of ES2015 (aka ES6). Understandably, many articles have been written complaining about how difficult it is to learn modern JavaScript development these days. We're aiming to minimize that confusion with this set of books on modern JavaScript. This book outlines essential tools and skills that every modern JavaScript developer should know. It contains: A Beginner's Guide to Babel by James Kolce A Beginner's Guide to Webpack 4 and Module Bundling by Mark Brown An Introduction to Gulp.js by Craig Buckler 10 Languages That Compile to JavaScript by James Kolce 10 Must-have VS Code Extensions for JavaScript Developers by Michael Wanyoike Introducing Axios, a Popular, Promise-based HTTP Client by Nilson Jacques This book is for all front-end developers who wish to improve their JavaScript skills. You'll need to be familiar with HTML and CSS and have a reasonable level of understanding of JavaScript in order to follow the discussion.




Learning Vue.js 2


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Learn how to build amazing and complex reactive web applications easily with Vue.js About This Book Learn how to propagate DOM changes across the website without writing extensive jQuery callbacks code. Learn how to achieve reactivity and easily compose views with Vue.js and understand what it does behind the scenes. Explore the core features of Vue.js with small examples, learn how to build dynamic content into preexisting web applications, and build Vue.js applications from scratch. Who This Book Is For This book is perfect for novice web developer seeking to learn new technologies or frameworks and also for webdev gurus eager to enrich their experience. Whatever your level of expertise, this book is a great introduction to the wonderful world of reactive web apps. What You Will Learn Build a fully functioning reactive web application in Vue.js from scratch. The importance of the MVVM architecture and how Vue.js compares with other frameworks such as Angular.js and React.js. How to bring reactivity to an existing static application using Vue.js. How to use plugins to enrich your applications. How to develop customized plugins to meet your needs. How to use Vuex to manage global application's state. In Detail Vue.js is one of the latest new frameworks to have piqued the interest of web developers due to its reactivity, reusable components, and ease of use. This book shows developers how to leverage its features to build high-performing, reactive web interfaces with Vue.js. From the initial structuring to full deployment, this book provides step-by-step guidance to developing an interactive web interface from scratch with Vue.js. You will start by building a simple application in Vue.js which will let you observe its features in action. Delving into more complex concepts, you will learn about reactive data binding, reusable components, plugins, filters, and state management with Vuex. This book will also teach you how to bring reactivity to an existing static application using Vue.js. By the time you finish this book you will have built, tested, and deployed a complete reactive application in Vue.js from scratch. Style and approach This book is a thorough, step-by-step guide showing readers how to build complete web apps with Vue.js. While teaching its intricacies, this book shows how to implement the MVVM architecture in the real world and build high-performing web interfaces.




Bootstrap: Related Tools & Skills


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Bootstrap stands as one of the most popular, open-source, front-end frameworks on the Web. Since its official release in 2011, it has undergone several changes, and it's now one of the most stable and responsive frameworks available. It's loved by web developers of all levels, as it gives them the capability to build a functional, attractive website design within minutes. A novice developer with just some basic knowledge of HTML and little CSS can easily get started with Bootstrap. In this book, we'll look at some related tools and skills that will help you with Bootstrap development. It contains: 15 Bootstrap Tools and Playgrounds by David Attard An Introduction to Grid Systems in Web Design by Callum Hopkins Bootstrap UI Libraries for Angular, React and Vue.js by Maria Antonietta Perna Bootstrap Grid: Mastering the Most Useful Flexbox Properties by Ahmed Bouchefra Bootstrap Sass Installation and Customization by Reggie Dawson The 5 Most Popular Front-end Frameworks Compared by Ivaylo Gerchev The CSS Grid Layout vs CSS Frameworks Debate by Maria Antonietta Perna This book is for all frontend developers who want to build responsive, mobile-first websites. You'll need to be familiar with HTML and CSS and have a reasonable level of understanding of JavaScript in order to follow the discussion.




Learn Vue.js: The Collection


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Since its release in 2014, Vue.js has seen a meteoric rise to popularity and is is now considered one of the primary front-end frameworks, and not without good reason. Its component-based architecture was designed to be flexible and easy to adopt, making it just as easy to integrate into projects and use alongside non-Vue code as it is to build complex client-side applications. This is a collection of three books covering crucial Vue topics. It contains: Working with Vue.js 11 Practical Vue.js Projects Vue.js: Tools & Skills




Learning JavaScript Design Patterns


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With Learning JavaScript Design Patterns, you’ll learn how to write beautiful, structured, and maintainable JavaScript by applying classical and modern design patterns to the language. If you want to keep your code efficient, more manageable, and up-to-date with the latest best practices, this book is for you. Explore many popular design patterns, including Modules, Observers, Facades, and Mediators. Learn how modern architectural patterns—such as MVC, MVP, and MVVM—are useful from the perspective of a modern web application developer. This book also walks experienced JavaScript developers through modern module formats, how to namespace code effectively, and other essential topics. Learn the structure of design patterns and how they are written Understand different pattern categories, including creational, structural, and behavioral Walk through more than 20 classical and modern design patterns in JavaScript Use several options for writing modular code—including the Module pattern, Asyncronous Module Definition (AMD), and CommonJS Discover design patterns implemented in the jQuery library Learn popular design patterns for writing maintainable jQuery plug-ins "This book should be in every JavaScript developer’s hands. It’s the go-to book on JavaScript patterns that will be read and referenced many times in the future."—Andrée Hansson, Lead Front-End Developer, presis!




Testing Vue.js Applications


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Summary Testing Vue.js Applications is a comprehensive guide to testing Vue components, methods, events, and output. Author Edd Yerburgh, creator of the Vue testing utility, explains the best testing practices in Vue along with an evergreen methodology that applies to any web dev process. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Web developers who use the Vue framework love its reliability, speed, small footprint, and versatility. Vue's component-based approach and use of DOM methods require you to adapt your app-testing practices. Learning Vue-specific testing tools and strategies will ensure your apps run like they should. About the Book With Testing Vue.js Applications, you'll discover effective testing methods for Vue applications. You'll enjoy author Edd Yerburgh's engaging style and fun real-world examples as you learn to use the Jest framework to run tests for a Hacker News application built with Vue, Vuex, and Vue Router. This comprehensive guide teaches the best testing practices in Vue along with an evergreen methodology that applies to any web dev process. What's inside Unit tests, snapshot tests, and end-to-end tests Writing unit tests for Vue components Writing tests for Vue mixins, Vuex, and Vue Router Advanced testing techniques, like mocking About the Reader Written for Vue developers at any level. About the Author Edd Yerburgh is a JavaScript developer and Vue core team member. He's the main author of the Vue Test Utils library and is passionate about open source tooling for testing component-based applications. Table of Contents Introduction to testing Vue applications Creating your first test Testing rendered component output Testing component methods Testing events Understanding Vuex Testing Vuex Organizing tests with factory functions Understanding Vue Router Testing Vue Router Testing mixins and filters Writing snapshot tests Testing server-side rendering Writing end-to-end tests APPENDIXES A - Setting up your environment B - Running the production build C - Exercise answers




Building Forms with Vue.js


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Learn how to build dynamic schema-driven forms with Vue from scratch Key FeaturesUnderstand the basics of form component compositionScale and integrate your forms with libraries such as Vuex and VuelidateConvert any form into a self-generated schema-driven appBook Description Almost every web application and site out there handles user input in one way or another, from registration forms and log-in handling to registration and landing pages. Building Forms with Vue.js follows a step-by-step approach to help you create an efficient user interface (UI) and seamless user experience (UX) by building quick and easy-to-use forms. You’ll get off to a steady start by setting up the demo project. Next, you’ll get to grips with component composition from creating reusable form components through to implementing the custom input components. To further help you develop a convenient user input experience, the book will show you how to enhance custom inputs with v-mask. As you progress, you’ll get up to speed with using Vuelidate and Vuex to effectively integrate your forms. You’ll learn how to create forms that use global state, reactive instant user input validation and input masking, along with ensuring that they are completely schema-driven and connected to your application’s API. Every chapter builds on the concepts learned in the previous chapter, while also allowing you to skip ahead to the topics you’re most interested in. By the end of this book, you will have gained the skills you need to transform even the simplest form into a crafted user and developer experience with Vue. What you will learnLearn all about the basics of creating reusable form components with the Vue frameworkUnderstand v-model and how it plays a role in form creationCreate forms that are completely powered and generated by a schema, either locally or from an API endpointUnderstand how Vuelidate allows for easy declarative validation of all your form’s inputs with Vue’s reactivity systemConnect your application with a Vuex-powered global state managementUse the v-mask library to enhance your inputs and improve user experience (UX)Who this book is for If you are a developer with basic Vue experience who wants to enhance your forms, then this book is for you. No previous experience with any of the libraries used in the book is required.