Hi all.
I want to start developing web/mobile apps using Vue + Ionic (for mobile). My specific question is: should I signup for a Vue or Ionic+Vue course? I’m a fast learner, plus I have basic knowledge of JS and PHP.
TIA
Hey @vazquezjm! It’s great to see another PHP dev in the Ionic community 
I’m an avid Laravel developer and have been developing my first Ionic Vue app this past year.
I would say just taking a course in Vue would get you a very long way. Picking up Ionic should be fairly straightforward once you have a good understanding of Vue. An Ionic course could be useful once you get into the more advanced features like custom animations and gestures.
A couple of other items:
- Try to stick with TypeScript even though it may feel overwhelming at first
- Be aware of the Ionic specific Lifecycle Methods
- Make sure you use an IonPage on each of your pages. It is needed for Ionic to work properly.
EDIT: Also, if you are going to reach for state management in Vue, I would highly recommend looking at Pinia over Vuex. Pinia is maintained by a Vue team member and is looking to be the next iteration of Vuex.
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Big fan of Laravel as well! In fact, the backend will be built on it 
So, looks like watching a couple of YT videos will suffice, like https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cUxeGkcC9hYYGbV60Vq3IXYNfDk8At1 (which in fact is what I was doing). And when the time comes, I can go deeper into Vue and/or Ionic courses.
Nice! Our backend is of course built on Laravel as well. Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions. I am here and also on Ionic’s Discord.
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Checkout my YouTube channel there is a separate playlist on ionic and vuejs content specifically. I cover vuex, pinia, form validation and much more… feel free to ask any questions and there is usually source code for everything
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