Preface

In early 2017, I was approached with an opportunity to write this book after Benjamin Listwon had to bow out for personal reasons. I had recently finished my MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno, and it had been a full year since I published my last book, the Ember.js Cookbook (Pact Publishing, 2016). I’d begun my YouTube channel, Program with Erik, and I was spending most of my time trying to figure out how best to record programming tutorials for my small but growing audience. Around this time, I started a screencast series on Vue.js and got positive feedback from my viewers. This made me want to explore Vue.js more.

I began by listening to Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, and his roadmap for the framework. I then watched countless YouTube tutorials and videos from other creators. I dropped into online forums and Facebook groups to see what people were talking about. Everywhere I went, people were excited about Vue.js and the possibilities for the framework. This made me want to explore the possibility of writing this book.

After much consideration, and a talk with my wife, I decided to go for it. Luckily, Benjamin had laid out a great foundation for me to build on, so I could hit the ground running. For the next 10 months, I spent countless nights and weekends researching, testing, and writing.

I wish I could tell you that writing this book was easy, or that I didn’t run into any problems. Let’s say it didn’t go exactly as planned. I had personal setbacks, missed deadlines, suffered writer’s block, and if that wasn’t enough, I ended up having to do major revisions after Vue.js did an update.

With all that said, I’m very proud of this book. With every setback, I was motivated to work twice as hard. I was determined to get this book finished with the highest possible quality that I could muster. I hope that comes through when you’re reading it.

Thank you, reader, so much for buying this book. I really hope it helps you in your journey in learning Vue.js. Please let me know if it did. You can tweet me at @ErikCH, email me at [email protected] or join my mailing list at https://goo.gl/UmemSS! Thanks again!