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One particular weak point of Vue is it's dependency on build tools. I spend a few days buiding a great app, and then another few days on getting the build apps

One particular weak point of Vue is it's dependency on build tools. I spend a few days buiding a great app, and then another few days on getting the build apps configured right with Vue. You google from one error message to another, where each message is unclear and no relation to any build tool/plugin/library/script is made. I really like Vue for the many great strong points it offers. But I'm equally ready to completely ditch Vue for its complete and utter garbage with respect to build/debug configuration.

mlevental 8y ago
literally in their docs they have you <script src> into a plain HTML file to get started. and it's not like react doesn't the same issue - hell CRA had to be built.
keithnz 8y ago
this is really weird, not sure what you are doing...... one of the nice things about vue is it's super easy to just add to any page, I've done that a lot with transitioning pages from a mish mash of javascript to vue embedded on the page.
amelius 8y ago
My experience as well.
zmmmmm 8y ago
Such a strange comment to read ... quite literally, the reason I first started using Vue over other frameworks was I wanted to put it into legacy apps and did not want to use a build tool. It's one script tag. Not in a half lying way like people say about React, for real. It falls down if you start throwing in components and libraries that presume webpack based setups (which is annoying), but Vue itself is completely and trivially usable with zero build step.
- k__ 8y ago
  Such a strange comment to read ... literally, the reason Facebook first started creating React was they wanted to put it into legacy apps. :D
shakna 8y ago
Version with debug enabled: <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue/dist/vue.js"></script> Production version: <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue"></script> If you need something more complex, vue-cli has webpack inbuilt: vue init webpack my-project cd my-project npm install npm run dev Or if you need webpack, but not the complexity, swap the word 'webpack' in the above command to 'webpack-simple'. ... Vue has already done the hard work of getting the build apps configured for you.
- baby 8y ago
  Vue also has a graphic interface now, try `vue ui`
- The_suffocated 8y ago
  I don't follow. How to use Vue's single-file component if you only load Vue from a script tag? And can I use Brunch instead of Webpack if I want to use single-file components?
  - crazyideaman 8y ago
    Vue's single file components (SFC) require a build tool such as Webpack or Browserify. See https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/single-file-components.html https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/single-file-components.html
  - shakna 8y ago
    > And can I use Brunch instead of Webpack if I want to use single-file components? Probably, but Vue only officially supports Webpack or Browserify.
terenceng2010 8y ago
One time I have to maintain my own version of a vue plugin because it uses es6 syntax and I am not able to use it in no build process vue setup. Afterwards i switch to use vue cli.

mlevental 8y ago

literally in their docs they have you <script src> into a plain HTML file to get started. and it's not like react doesn't the same issue - hell CRA had to be built.

keithnz 8y ago

this is really weird, not sure what you are doing...... one of the nice things about vue is it's super easy to just add to any page, I've done that a lot with transitioning pages from a mish mash of javascript to vue embedded on the page.

amelius 8y ago

My experience as well.

zmmmmm 8y ago

Such a strange comment to read ... quite literally, the reason I first started using Vue over other frameworks was I wanted to put it into legacy apps and did not want to use a build tool. It's one script tag. Not in a half lying way like people say about React, for real. It falls down if you start throwing in components and libraries that presume webpack based setups (which is annoying), but Vue itself is completely and trivially usable with zero build step.

k__ 8y ago
Such a strange comment to read ... literally, the reason Facebook first started creating React was they wanted to put it into legacy apps. :D

shakna 8y ago

Version with debug enabled: <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue/dist/vue.js"></script> Production version: <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue"></script> If you need something more complex, vue-cli has webpack inbuilt: vue init webpack my-project cd my-project npm install npm run dev Or if you need webpack, but not the complexity, swap the word 'webpack' in the above command to 'webpack-simple'. ... Vue has already done the hard work of getting the build apps configured for you.

baby 8y ago
Vue also has a graphic interface now, try `vue ui`
The_suffocated 8y ago
I don't follow. How to use Vue's single-file component if you only load Vue from a script tag? And can I use Brunch instead of Webpack if I want to use single-file components?
- crazyideaman 8y ago
  Vue's single file components (SFC) require a build tool such as Webpack or Browserify. See https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/single-file-components.html https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/single-file-components.html
- shakna 8y ago
  > And can I use Brunch instead of Webpack if I want to use single-file components? Probably, but Vue only officially supports Webpack or Browserify.

terenceng2010 8y ago

One time I have to maintain my own version of a vue plugin because it uses es6 syntax and I am not able to use it in no build process vue setup. Afterwards i switch to use vue cli.