Complete Vue.js Roadmap: Beginner to Advanced Guide for Building Modern Web Applications

Complete Vue.js Roadmap: Beginner to Advanced Guide for Building Modern Web Applications

Master Vue.js with this complete roadmap covering fundamentals, routing, Vuex, Composition API, testing, and deployment — from beginner to advanced.

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Milestone 01: Core Vue.js Fundamentals

Build a strong foundation in Vue.js by learning the core concepts of reactive programming, components, and the Vue instance.

Unit 01: Introduction to Vue.js

Understand what Vue.js is, why it's popular, and how to set it up.

• What is Vue.js and how it compares to React/Angular
• Installing Vue CLI and creating a project
• Vue DevTools and project structure
• The Vue instance and template syntax
• Practical exercise: Create a basic Vue "To-Do List" using Vue CLI.

Unit 02: Data Binding and Reactivity

Dive into Vue’s reactivity system and how data flows in the UI.

• data, methods, and computed properties
• v-model, v-bind, and v-on directives
• Event handling and input binding
• Watchers vs Computed
• Practical exercise: Build a live character counter that updates with user input.

Unit 03: Components & Props

Learn how to break your app into reusable, modular components.

• Creating and registering components
• Passing data with props
• Emitting custom events
• Component communication patterns
• Practical exercise: Build a parent-child component that communicates with props and emits.

Unit 04: Conditional Rendering and Lists

Explore Vue directives for dynamic content and lists.

• v-if, v-else-if, v-show
• v-for and key bindings
• Handling empty states
• Looping through nested arrays or objects
• Practical exercise: Create a product list with conditional stock messages.

Milestone 02: Intermediate Vue.js Features

Expand your knowledge with lifecycle hooks, forms, routing, and state management basics.

Unit 01: Lifecycle Hooks

Learn how Vue handles component initialization and destruction.

• created, mounted, updated, destroyed
• Use cases for each hook
• Lifecycle debugging techniques
• Practical exercise: Log each lifecycle phase for a dynamic component.

Unit 02: Vue Router

Add navigation to your Vue apps using Vue Router.

• Installing and setting up Vue Router
• Creating routes and route components
• Dynamic routes and route params
• Navigation guards and lazy loading
• Practical exercise: Build a multi-page Vue app with dynamic routing.

Unit 03: Forms & Input Validation

Handle complex forms and validate user input.

• Two-way data binding with forms
• Validation with Vuelidate or custom rules
• Handling form submission
• Dynamic form fields
• Practical exercise: Create a user registration form with real-time validation.

Unit 04: Introduction to Vuex (State Management)

Manage global state with Vuex for large-scale applications.

• Vuex store, state, getters, mutations, and actions
• Module-based state management
• Vuex vs props/events
• Practical exercise: Build a shopping cart using Vuex to manage cart state.

Milestone 03: Advanced Vue Ecosystem & Best Practices

Learn to build scalable Vue applications with testing, composition API, and performance optimization.

Unit 01: Composition API

Embrace Vue 3’s Composition API for flexible logic organization.

• setup() function
• ref, reactive, computed, watch
• Creating and using composables
• When to use Composition API vs Options API
• Practical exercise: Refactor a Vue 2-style app using Composition API.

Unit 02: Vue 3 Advanced Features

Use Vue 3 capabilities to build powerful components and features.

• Teleport
• Suspense and async components
• Provide/inject
• Custom directives
• Practical exercise: Build a modal component using teleport and async content.

Unit 03: Testing Vue Applications

Write unit and integration tests for Vue components.

• Using Vue Test Utils and Jest
• Testing props, events, and state changes
• Snapshot testing
• Mocking API calls
• Practical exercise: Write unit tests for a Vue form component.

Unit 04: Performance Optimization & Deployment

Prepare your Vue app for production.

• Lazy loading and code splitting
• Caching and prefetching
• Vue.config optimizations
• Deploying to Netlify, Vercel, or Firebase
• Practical exercise: Optimize and deploy a small Vue app to Netlify.