Chapter 3: Build a Real-time Chat App with Pusher and Vue.js
by Michael Wanyoike
Apps that communicate in real time are becoming more and more popular nowadays, as they make for a smoother, more natural user experience.
In this tutorial, we’re going to build a real-time chat application using Vue.js powered by ChatKit, a service provided by Pusher. The ChatKit service will provide us with a complete back end necessary for building a chat application on any device, leaving us to focus on building a front-end user interface that connects to the ChatKit service via the ChatKit client package.
Prerequisites
This is an intermediate- to advanced-level tutorial. You’ll need to be familiar with the following concepts to follow along:
- Vue.js basics ...
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