My Wakamai Fondue codebase wishlist

[RoelN]

My Wakamai Fondue codebase wishlist:

• Update to newest Node (Related: Drop old Node support? wakamai-fondue-engine#42)
• Vue 2 → Vue 3 (Looks like we were at Vue 3 already, but used some Vue 2 methods that need to be updated)
• Update all dependencies
• Vue setup review: is this thing being built efficiently?
• Vue setup review: am I doing everything as Vue-y as possible, or am I shoehorning React-y or vanilla JS into the pages?
• Are there any convoluted/outdated workarounds that can be removed or updated?

Maybe not everything is needed from a technical standpoint. Perhaps it's more a piece of mind matter!

I don't mind doing the Vue stuff, that's in my comfort zone.

Part of why this is in my head, is that I believe we had to do some hacking to work with older Node and ESM modules?

Ideally I (and everyone else) can clone the repo and have Wakamai Fondue running in a minute without having to duckduckgo a vague error once!

[Ryuno-Ki]

My thoughts on this:

• Build against a matrix in CI to learn early on of problematic combinations
• Vue 3 might bring you in the very same spot in the future again. Check carefully whether it is worth the investment. (As in: what are your requirements that made you pick Vue in the first place? Are they still valid? Are other tech stacks like HTMX or Web Components options?)
• Give dependabot some love to keep them updated
• Define efficient (some of your dependencies moved to esbuild. Given you're using Vue, Vite might be worth a look as well)
• What is your motivation to be Vue-y? (I want to understand the context better.)
• Pretty sure. Shall I take a closer look? :)

[RoelN]

@Ryuno-Ki I chose Vue back for Wakamai Fondue v1.0 just to experiment with it, but like it often goes, the prototype morphed into a version that actually got released. I like it, and my interest to work with other technologies is certainly there, but to focus the limited time folks like you and me have I don't mind continuing with Vue.

If a version 3 update doesn't bring anything interesting, then I'm fine with sticking with 2. I don't have problems with how Vue works, it does the job and gets out of the way so I can focus on the fonty stuff.

Hey André, I appreciate your help! I'll think about the other questions & post tomorrow!