Conflicted Opinion: Love-Hate with Nuxt JS

If you want JS in your HTML, use Vue. If you want HTML in your JS, use React.

Nuxt.js is a powerful and versatile framework built on top of Vue.js, designed to simplify the development of modern web applications. It provides features like server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and automatic routing, making it an excellent choice for building fast, SEO-friendly, and scalable applications. With built-in support for Vue 3, TypeScript, and powerful modules, Nuxt streamlines development while offering flexibility for both small and large projects. Whether you're creating a simple website or a complex web app, Nuxt helps enhance performance, maintainability, and developer experience.

Before you read this blog, you should learn or study VueJS.

This is reason what you should use it:
1. Server-Side Rendering (SSR)

Nuxt provides built-in support for SSR, improving SEO and performance by rendering pages on the server before sending them to the client.

How Nuxt simplifies SSR?

Nuxt automatically enables SSR when you set the ssr: true option in nuxt.config.ts.
You can use the server/api directory in Nuxt 3 to create backend APIs for SSR-powered content.
It supports caching, reducing unnecessary server requests for repeated users.
example:
Example of SSR in Nuxt:
```
  tsCopyEditexport default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware(async () => {
    const { data } = await useFetch('/api/posts') 
    return { props: { posts: data } }
  })
```
This example fetches data from an API before rendering the page and ensures the user sees content immediately.

2. Static Site Generation (SSG)

Nuxt allows you to generate static HTML files for your application, making it faster and more scalable with pre-rendered content.
How does Nuxt handle SSG?

To enable SSG, set the target option in nuxt.config.ts:

  tsCopyEditexport default defineNuxtConfig({
    target: 'static'
  })

Nuxt will pre-render all pages at build time and store them as static files.
You can use the useAsyncData composable to fetch data at build time and include it in static pages.

Example of SSG in Nuxt:

tsCopyEditconst { data: posts } = useAsyncData('posts', () => $fetch('/api/posts'))

This fetches blog posts at build time and includes them in the generated HTML, ensuring fast page loads.

3. File-Based Routing

Nuxt automatically generates routes based on the file structure inside the pages directory, simplifying the routing process.

4. Middleware Support

Nuxt includes middleware that allows you to execute logic before rendering pages, useful for authentication, logging, and access control.

5. API Routes (Nuxt Server API)

Nuxt 3 introduces API routes inside the server/ directory, allowing you to create backend endpoints without needing a separate backend framework.

6. Built-in State Management

Nuxt provides built-in support for Pinia, the recommended state management library, replacing Vuex. You can also use the useState() composable for lightweight state handling.

7. TypeScript Support

Nuxt has first-class TypeScript support, making it easier to build type-safe applications with improved developer experience.

8. Powerful Module Ecosystem

Nuxt offers an extensive module ecosystem, such as Nuxt Auth, Nuxt Image, Nuxt PWA, Nuxt SEO, and more, to extend functionalities easily.

9. Auto Imports

Nuxt automatically imports Vue composables, helpers, and components, reducing boilerplate and making development more efficient.

10. Multi-Theme Support

With Nuxt and tools like UnoCSS or TailwindCSS, you can easily implement dark mode and other theme configurations.

11. Performance Optimizations

Nuxt is optimized for performance with features like lazy loading, automatic code splitting, and prefetching, ensuring faster load times.

12. Edge & Hybrid Rendering

Nuxt supports Edge rendering, allowing you to deploy applications closer to users with platforms like Vercel and Netlify.

II. Management state

In version 4, Nuxt remove VueX, alternative Nuxt recommend use Pinia to management state.
You can read blogs to understand it, here
Why Pinia for Nuxt?

Built-in Support – Nuxt has first-class integration with Pinia.
TypeScript-Friendly – Better type inference and auto-completion than Vuex.
Modular & Lightweight – Smaller and simpler API compared to Vuex.
SSR Compatibility – Works seamlessly with Nuxt’s Server-Side Rendering (SSR).

Anti Nuxt JS But I love it

II. Management state