87: Chris Fritz - Vue.js Anti-Patterns (and How to Avoid Them)

Topics include:

• Why global state is better than an event bus
• Why and how to avoid using this.$parent
• Custom events vs. callback props
• When to use watchers and when you don't need to
• Why you should prefer computed properties over methods
• Inline templates vs. scoped slots
• Using components to share code instead of mixins or directives

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• Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio to try their Bootstrap Plan free for 90 days
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Links:

• Advanced Vue Component Design, Adam's upcoming course
• Chris on GitHub
• Chris on Patreon
• "7 Secret Patterns Vue Consultants Don't Want You To Know", Chris' recent presentation
• "Methods, Computed, and Watchers in Vue.js" by Sarah Drasner
• PortalVue, library for rendering elements outside of their parent component
• vue-enterprise-boilerplate

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