Learn how to create a meal delivery website using Vue.js, Vuex, Vue Router, and Firebase.

This is part two of my four-part series on building a Vue application. Here is a list of all the parts:

Part 1: Installing Vue and Building an SPA using Vuetify and Vue Router

Part 2: Using Vue Router

Part 3: Using Vuex and accessing API

Part 4: Using Firebase for Authentication

Recap

In the first part of this series, we created our Vue application using the Vue CLI. Also, we added Vuetify to the app. I am using Vuetify for styling the app. I will also take advantage of the many UI components that it offers.

After getting everything installed, we styled the home page of our application.

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Learn how to create a meal delivery website using Vue.js, Vuex, Vue Router, and Firebase.

Do you want to learn how to use Vue.js? Want to create a realistic website using Vue.js? In this tutorial, I will teach you how to create a meal delivery website using Vue, Vuex, Vue Router, Vuetify, and Firebase.

This tutorial is presented as a series of articles that will take you from installing Vue for the first time to creating a fully functional meal delivery website. The header image above shows the website that we will be creating.

This tutorial is broken down into a four-part series. Here are the links to each part of the series:

Part 1: Installing Vue and Building an SPA using Vuetify and Vue Router

Part 2: Using Vue Router

Part 3: Using Vuex and accessing API

Part 4: Using Firebase for Authentication

This tutorial is suitable for everyone regardless of your skill level. I only assume that you have a knowledge of ES6.

Let’s get started.

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This is the story of my journey and how I got there

I am a Google Developers Expert in Web Technologies

What is a Google Developers Expert?

Let me start with Google’s official definition, and then I will follow with my definition.

A Google Developers Expert (GDE) is a person recognized by Google as having exemplary expertise in one or more of their products. The Google Developers Experts program awards GDEs. Google established and administers the program.

For me, a Google Developer Expert is a person who is a leader in their area of specialization. This person also contributes to the tech community. Contribution can consist of any combination of speaking, writing, open source contribution, training courses or maintaining a repo.

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Want a job in Tech? Here is how to use the top online marketplace for job seekers to get that job.
LinkedIn is the world’s largest talent pool with 3 million active job listings. Let me show you how you can tap into this treasure trove of job listings to find your first — or next — job in tech.

Why Use LinkedIn?

Recruiters will not find you on Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram. Instead, 94% of recruiters will use LinkedIn to vet potential candidates. Almost half of all recruiters only use LinkedIn for social outreach.

Over 20,000 US companies use LinkedIn to recruit. Most of these companies will be using recruiters to fill these open positions. You want to get the attention of these recruiters because they can put your resume in the hands of the hiring managers at these companies.

How Do Recruiters Use LinkedIn?

Recruiters use a product called LinkedIn Recruiter to tap that pool to fill the 3 million active job listings.

LinkedIn Recruiter is the tool that allows recruiters to seek candidates that meet the job requirements for positions they are trying to fill. Here are some of the benefits recruiters receive with this product:

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