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What does a Vue.js developer do?

The Javascript language is the driving force behind the Vue.js framework. So working knowledge of Javascript would be your starting point. Fortunately, if you have been writing code for any Javascript framework in the past few years, Vue.js would help accelerate your adoption, thanks to the component-based approach. In addition, if you are familiar with HTML and CSS, the support documentation from the Vue.js developer community would help you ramp up quickly.

As a Vue.js developer, you would observe that your development activities might primarily be split among four primary areas. Let's learn what they are and how you might need to pay attention as you start building your expertise in Vue.js. As you would expect, there are a lot of helpful external libraries, which we will talk about along the way, which can accelerate your learning curve and improve your speed in developing new apps.

Handling user interface improvements and creating components

Vue.js is widely used in various cases requiring rich interactions and complex UI elements. It is indeed easy for a Vue.js beginner to write code for simple interactions immediately. Still, the Vue.js community has also built comprehensive libraries like Vuetify, which provide material design-based components ready to use.

Integrating the application with multiple APIs

Your ability to use Vue depends mainly on your need to consume different data types through web-based REST APIs. Again, the Vue.js community recommends several methods to interact with APIs, but one of the popular approaches would be to use Axios, an open library to handle API requests and responses.

Managing the state of the web application

Once you have consumed data from an API, state management in a web application ensures that the application responds reliably and consistently to user inputs and changes the user interface accordingly. Vue currently provides Pinia as the official statement library to help you manage the app state.

Routing management to update the user interface (UI)

One of the most complex parts of any web development framework, particularly as you begin to learn Vue.js, is to be able to update and manage the User Interface (UI) navigation based on URL changes. To make UI management a breeze, the Vue.js community recommends using the Vue Router as the official routing mechanism for you to start building web apps quickly.

What skills do I need to become a Vue.js developer?

Over the past few years, Vue.js has started gaining ground on other popular Javascript frameworks like React. As a result, the documentation and support you would find on Vue.js have steadily improved in bringing new developers into the ecosystem. The official Vue.js community portal has an excellent set of resources to begin immediately using Vue. From quick start examples to complete how-to documentation to migrating from prior versions, the Vue.js Portal has you covered.

To make things easier, the Vue developer and partner communities have also created several helpful resources on learning platforms like Pluralsight and Udemy, like this free Vue.js crash course to get you off the ground. If you are more into learning from books than an online course, Newline has a great set of books on web development, including this book on how to build apps with Vue 3.

The primary skills you would need to pick up to become a Vue.js developer are listed below, in no particular order.

• Proficiency in HTML and CSS
• Experience in at least one Javascript framework
• Working knowledge of how databases and APIs work
• Understanding how static sites work

You should also be able to attract the right clients and stand out as an experienced developer with the following skills:

• Being able to create and automate testing approaches
• Understanding how git and version control works
• Learning how to build and install web packages

What are the core Vue.js developer responsibilities?

Regardless of the use case, the following responsibilities would always be the preferred requirements in a Vue.js developer description.

• Working experience in building Single Page Applications (SPA)
• Understanding how to troubleshoot API integrations
• Handling complex UI interactions
• Proficient in Javascript, HTML, and CSS
• Prior knowledge of building desktop, web, or mobile apps

Should I get a Vue.js degree or certification?

The official Vue.js developer portal does not provide any certification programs. Recently, several platforms have offered certificates for completion of their learning programs, like Vue Academy. Getting a certificate in Vue.js through these programs is not mandatory. If you are instead able to demonstrate your experience working on Vue publicly by building multiple web apps and components on Github, your Upwork profile would immediately have the edge over other developers.