VoV 006: Creating a Vue Plugin with Ramsay Lanier

Panel: Charles Max WoodCher StewartChris Fritz Special Guests: Ramsay Lanier In this episode of Views on Vue, the panelists discuss creating a Vue plugin with Ramsay Lanier. Ramsay is a front-end developer for Novetta and spends most of his time turning fancy data into cool visualizations. He originally got his start in programming with React and is a new convert over to Vue. He talks about why he decided to create his Vue plugin and what steps he took to create it. This episode is great for people wanting to learn more about plugins and when they can best be used. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Ramsay introRecent Vue convertGot his start with ReactSide project: WordExpressWhat is a Vue plugin?How do you get started creating a Vue plugin?Apollo GraphQLParsingHow did you know you needed a plugin?Don’t have to be an expert in Vue to create a pluginWhat was the most difficult part of building it?Getting started was the hardest partVue Plugins DocumentationLikes the Vue plugin implementation over React’sWanted something convenientShortcodes are what can be expanded uponVue.useWhat does Vue.use accept?Instance vs Global methods?Any plugins that you really liked?Vue RouterDid anything surprise you when looking up plugins?VuexPlugin testsAnd much, much more! Links: NovettaVueReactWordExpressApollo GraphQLVue Plugins DocumentationVue Router pluginVuexRamsay’s GitHubRamsayLanier.com@Rmmsy Picks: Charles Bose SoundLink Headphones Cher Vue'doSneaky...