Conclusion

If there is any indicator of the maturity rate of Vue.js as a whole, it’s Vue CLI 3. As stated before, the new command line interface tool is a huge upgrade from its predecessor, Vue CLI 2. The CLI is also another tool that is developed and maintained by Evan You and the Vue.js Core Team, so it gets updated regularly in order to keep up with developer’s needs and the Vue.js library itself.

This latest updated to the CLI is huge with many welcome additions. In the past, if you needed to modify Webpack, you needed to commit to updating the config files yourself via “ejecting”. However, with Vue CLI 3, the configurations are hidden but can also be expanded upon with a vue.config.js file.

This means you will not have access to the original Webpack configuration. In the past, configurations in Vue CLI 2 were exposed for developer’s to see, which could intimidate developer’s regardless of skill level. Configurations were also very difficult...