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_2

2. Nuts and Bolts of Vue on Rails

Bryan Lim¹  and Richard LaFranchi²

(1)

Singapore, Singapore

(2)

Boulder, CO, USA

 

A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within ten seconds.

—Ted Nelson

This chapter covers the attributes of a modern web application, the nature of Vue.js, choices in managing assets on Ruby on Rails, and the approaches towards integrating Vue into Ruby on Rails project. We will walk through a few examples of how to approach a Vue integration with Ruby on Rails and compare this to the traditional Ruby on Rails approach.

Attributes of a Modern Web App

A web application is one ...