Is Vue.js Still Worth Learning in 2026?

Wil | AI & Software Engineer — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:42:08 +0000

Every year, someone declares another JavaScript framework "dead."

This year, I've seen the same question pop up again:

"Is Vue still worth learning in 2026?"

After building dashboards, business applications, landing pages, and SaaS products with Vue over the last few years, my answer is still the same:

Absolutely.

Not because Vue is trendy.

Because it solves problems without getting in your way.

Vue isn't the loudest framework anymore—and that's okay

React still dominates job boards in many countries.

Next.js gets most of the attention.

Svelte keeps growing.

Meanwhile, Vue quietly keeps shipping updates and helping developers build production applications every day.

Sometimes I think that's actually one of its strengths.

It focuses more on improving the developer experience than winning popularity contests.

The ecosystem has matured a lot

If you haven't looked at Vue in a while, it's worth taking another look.

Today's ecosystem includes:

Composition API
Pinia
Vue Router 4
Vite
Excellent TypeScript support
SSR and Static Site Generation

Everything feels cohesive.

Instead of assembling dozens of third-party libraries, most of the ecosystem works together naturally.

Why I still enjoy working with Vue

The biggest reason isn't performance.

It's productivity.

Vue lets me spend more time building features and less time configuring things.

Some reasons I keep choosing it:

The learning curve is gentle.
The documentation is among the best in the JavaScript ecosystem.
Components stay clean and readable.
The development experience is smooth.
It integrates easily with REST APIs.
TypeScript support has become excellent.

It's one of those frameworks that rarely makes me fight against it.

Where Vue really shines

I probably wouldn't choose the exact same stack for every project.

But Vue has consistently worked well for projects like:

Admin dashboards
ERP systems
CRMs
SaaS platforms
Company portals
Internal tools
Interactive landing pages
Monitoring dashboards

If the goal is shipping a maintainable web application quickly, Vue is still one of my favorite options.

Is Vue perfect?

Of course not.

There are still some trade-offs.

React has:

A larger ecosystem.
More job opportunities in some regions.
More third-party libraries.

If your main goal is maximizing job opportunities, React may still have an advantage depending on where you live.

But choosing a framework isn't only about market share.

Developer productivity, maintainability, and team experience matter too.

What about SEO?

This is one of the most common questions I hear.

The answer is simple:

Vue can absolutely be SEO-friendly.

If you're building a client-side SPA, you'll want to pay attention to things like:

Dynamic meta tags
Semantic HTML
Open Graph tags
Sitemap.xml
robots.txt

For content-heavy websites, SSR or Static Site Generation usually provides even better results.

The framework isn't what determines your SEO.

Your implementation does.

So... should you learn Vue in 2026?

If you're starting your frontend journey, I think Vue is still one of the best places to begin.

It's approachable without being limited.

You can build simple projects, but it also scales well for enterprise applications.

And perhaps more importantly...

Learning Vue teaches concepts that transfer easily to other frameworks later.

That's knowledge you won't lose.

Final thoughts

Frontend development changes fast.

Frameworks come and go.

But some tools remain relevant because they make developers more productive.

For me, Vue is one of those tools.

Maybe it isn't the framework everyone talks about.

But it's still one of the frameworks I enjoy working with the most.

Want the deeper version?

This article is a condensed version of a longer piece I wrote after using Vue in real projects.

In the full article, I cover SEO strategies, Vue vs. React, practical use cases, and when I think Vue is the better choice.

👉 Read the full article: https://www.codewil.site/blog/vue-ainda-vale-a-pena

What do you think?

Are you still using Vue in 2026, or have you switched to React, Svelte, Angular, or something else?

I'd love to hear your experience in the comments.

Why I Started Using HTMX Alongside Vue.js (And Didn't Expect to Like It)

Wil | AI & Software Engineer — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:31:05 +0000

A few months ago, if someone had asked me whether I'd use HTMX, my answer would've been pretty simple:

"Probably not. I already use Vue."

I wasn't looking for another frontend tool. Vue already solved most of my problems.

But then I started building smaller internal tools and landing pages, and I kept asking myself:

Do I really need an entire SPA for this?

That question made me give HTMX a fair chance.

The thing that surprised me

The first thing I noticed wasn't performance.

It was how little JavaScript I had to write.

Something that normally required a fetch request, state management, loading indicators and DOM updates suddenly became this:

<button
  hx-get="/users"
  hx-target="#users">
  Load users
</button>

<div id="users"></div>

That's... kind of refreshing.

Does it replace Vue?

Not for me.

Vue is still my first choice whenever I'm building dashboards, complex interfaces or anything with a lot of client-side interaction.

HTMX shines somewhere else.

I started using it for:

Admin panels
Contact forms
CRUD pages
Landing pages
Small internal tools

Basically, projects where JavaScript isn't the product.

One thing people get wrong

I often see discussions like:

Vue vs React vs HTMX

Honestly, I don't think HTMX belongs in that comparison.

HTMX isn't trying to become another SPA framework.

It's closer to saying:

"What if HTML could do a little bit more?"

That's a very different philosophy.

What I learned

The biggest lesson wasn't that HTMX is better.

It was realizing that I had been reaching for SPAs by default.

Sometimes that's the right decision.

Sometimes it's unnecessary complexity.

Final thoughts

I'll keep using Vue for most of my work.

But now HTMX has earned a permanent place in my toolbox.

Not because it's trendy.

Because sometimes the simplest solution really is the best one.

Have you tried HTMX in a real project?

I'd love to hear where it worked well—or where it completely fell apart.

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Is Vue.js Still Worth Learning in 2026?

Why I Started Using HTMX Alongside Vue.js (And Didn't Expect to Like It)