DejaVue Ten Years of Vue (with Evan You)
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Jul 4, 2024 Evan You, creator of Vue, Vite, and Rolldown, shares the journey of Vue.js from a side project to a comprehensive framework. Topics include the Composition API, Vue 2's development, Options API vs Composition API, sustainability of PetitVue, and the transition to Vue 3. Insights on Vue's evolution, lightweight alternatives, and the shift towards single-page applications are also discussed.
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Evan's Vue Origin Story
- Evan You started Vue.js as a side project while working at Google in 2013.
- It grew organically with growing community support, leading him to work on Vue full-time by 2016.
Vue's Core Architecture Insight
- Vue's core rests on reactive state and declarative rendering with a component model.
- This approach simplified modern frontend development compared to jQuery spaghetti and manual wiring.
Vue’s No-Build Usage Remains Large
- Although more users now use build tools, many still prefer Vue without a build step.
- Absolute usage of Vue via CDNs remains huge, supporting diverse developer needs.