Vue on Rails: End-to-End Guide to Building Web Apps Using Vue.js and Rails

© Bryan Lim and Richard LaFranchi 2019

B. Lim, R. LaFranchiVue on Railshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5116-4_1

1. Introduction

Bryan Lim¹  and Richard LaFranchi²

(1)

Singapore, Singapore

(2)

Boulder, CO, USA

 

How do you know so much about computer? I did not, it was the first one.

—Grace Hopper

This chapter is an introduction to the world of Vue and Rails – two open source web frameworks that focus on developer happiness. In this chapter, we will take a closer look at why we write this book, some of the priorities when developing Vue on Rails project, and what are the available tools for Vue on Rails development.

Getting Started

Ruby on Rails developers tend to have a love–hate relationship with JavaScript, but the community is beginning to embrace ...