is Vue dead in 2019 ? ( updated )

Irfan Shaikh
Nov 6 · 4 min read
vue js logo
vue js logo

First off , i assume you’ve a tad bit of knowledge about front-end frameworks.

Once the most fastest growing framework ( In terms of stars ) on github, you guys must be wondering whats up with vuejs. I intent on writing this blog to give some sort of summary, so as to you could draw conclusion of whether Vue would make it to your technology stack or goes directly into the trash bin of your CTO. Lets dive head-first into it

Popularity

Boy oh boy, Vue just won’t stop topping the charts of github. It has recently crossed react js to gain the title of most starred front-end framework of all time.

Vue crossed react,angular and jquery in terms of stars
Vue crossed react,angular and jquery in terms of stars
Vue is the most starred frontend framework on github

A survey by stackoverflow shows how, Vue is on par with react in terms of being the ‘most loved framework’

It shows how vue.js is among the most loved framework. Source :- a survey by stackoverflow
It shows how vue.js is among the most loved framework. Source :- a survey by stackoverflow
Vue is among the most loved & wanted framework of all time

If you are wondering why vue is popular. Well the survey done for ‘State of Vue 2019’ would answer your aforementioned question

Plugins

Well, what good is a framework without hefty amount of packages /plugins at your disposal ?

On npm registry, So far 28800 npm packages have been published under the tag of vue. Still that is no where near of what react offers (for obvious reasons)

Fun fact

Nuxt js, all in one rendering framework for vue, recently scored a sponsorship from google chrome team.

https://opencollective.com/nuxtjs

Also, recently github crossed 200 M+ pull request. The 200 millionth pull request created came from Vuetify.js ( a ui framework for vue )


Mobile apps with vue

The only downside, atleast for me, is the lack of official native app development framework for vue. React had been fortunate enough to have react-native on their side.

In this section, i would only mention the packages which gained traction and is being actively developed.

Native script recently added a vue support for their native mobile app framework. You can now build truly native apps using Vue.

Nativescript-vue logo
Nativescript-vue logo

Vue Native

Here is a strange project being worked on by an independent team. It binds vue js to react-native. Radical right ? Here is the offical article by the team behind it : GeekyAnts

Companies using vue

The most interesting the part. We all love to follow the footsteps of the experienced ones. I’ll purposely leave out agencies who are using vue. I’m trying to focus on huge production application rather than smaller ones.

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IBM logo
IBM : Hybrid Cloud

Yes , you heard it right. IBM did use vue in one of their IT management solution. Apparently, the decision to use vue was made back in mid 2015. Ofcourse IBM did consider react but

React was already out there, but its learning curve felt too high. Angular wasn’t exactly the popular favorite because of its c~omplexity and weight.

~ Stephane Rodet : Senior UX Engineer at IBM Design


The luxury designer brand embraced vuejs & nust.js

It is a huge web based seminar product (webinar if you will). They used vue because of ‘ease of use’ again. I would highly suggest you to read the whole story about it over here : State of Vue 2019

git lab logo
git lab logo

It is software development life cycle tool. Which helps throughout your software development cycle. Apparently they are using more vue than the previous year !

laravel
laravel

Ahh, we all are aware of laravel. If not, it is a PHP web app framework which uses vue extensively for the frontend.


To know more, i would definitely suggest you to read the : State of Vue 2019. It is more in-depth.

In conclusion

Vue is still rising at a good pace. It still is a good option if you want to quickly deploy your web app. With so many companies investing into vue, sooner or later it might be the first choice for frontend framework.

Irfan Shaikh

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Computer Engineer | Full stack Developer

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