As 2024 approaches, Vue 2 is approaching the end of its lifecycle. vue 2.0 is a significant milestone for Vue to become a mainstream framework, and it has been more than 7 years since its release in 2016. It has helped a lot of developers get into the world of VUE, and it has helped them create many great projects. However, maintaining two major releases at the same time is not sustainable for the Vue team. As Vue 3 and its ecosystem matured, the team decided to focus on the latest major release.
After December 31, 2023, Vue 2 will no longer accept new features, updates, or fixes, but will still be available on all existing distribution channels (CDN, package manager, GitHub, etc.). This means that while your application is still functional, the package manager will alert you that Vue 2 is no longer supported.
While Vue 3 has been the default version of Vue since February 7, 2022, it brings better performance, enhanced TypeScript support, a proxy-based reaction system, new built-in components such as Fragment, Teleport, and Suspense, as well as improved build tool support and the Vue DevTools experience.
For users who are still using Vue 2, there are a few options:
Update to Vue 2 Final Version: 2. Scheduled for release on December 23, 20237.Version 16 will be the last version of Vue 2. It contains a reference to 27 features with final fixes and improved type alignment with vue 3. Once released, it is highly recommended to update to this version.
Purchase Extended Support for Vue 2: The Vue team has partnered with Herodevs to provide Never-Ending Support (NES). This means that even after EOL, Vue 2 will continue to get updates and security patches to ensure that applications with strict compliance requirements remain secure and compliant.
Notify users of your Vue 2 plan: If you can't migrate to Vue 3 or use Vue 2 NES for the time being, but still use Vue 2, you may want to consider how you communicate your Vue 2 security plan to your customers.
Finally, although the end of Vue 2 will be an emotional moment, we are looking forward to the future. The ecosystem of Vue 3 is full of innovation, and currently 3Version 4 is in beta testing and brings performance improvements to the compiler and runtime. The end of Vue 2 is just a new beginning, and 2024 will be an exciting year for Vue.