A practical Vue architecture blueprint
Project structure
- features/ for domain modules (billing, projects, users)
- components/ for shared UI components
- services/ for API clients and integrations
- composables/ for reusable logic
App boundaries
- Keep business logic in composables/services
- Keep views thin and declarative
- Use typed API contracts where possible
- Centralize auth and error handling
Your goal is to make each feature independently testable and easy to remove or replace.
When to use Nuxt (and when not to)
Nuxt is great when you want SSR, SEO-friendly pages, a strong routing convention, and built-in patterns for data fetching. If you are building a pure internal dashboard with minimal SEO requirements, Vue + Vite can be simpler.
Choose Nuxt for
- Marketing pages and content-heavy sites
- SEO-driven acquisition pages
- Server-rendered routes with fast TTFB
Choose Vue + Vite for
- Internal tools and admin dashboards
- Single-purpose apps with limited routing
- Smaller teams that want minimal conventions
State management that scales
- Keep server state separate from UI state
- Prefer request caching patterns for server state
- Use stores for cross-feature state (auth, org, permissions)
- Avoid giant global stores; keep state close to features
Rule of thumb
If a state variable is only used by one page and one component tree, it probably doesn't belong in a global store.
Component design: reduce complexity
- Use “smart” containers and “dumb” UI components
- Keep props small and predictable
- Design forms as reusable building blocks
- Build a consistent UI kit (buttons, inputs, cards)
Performance: the biggest wins in 2026
Runtime
- Lazy-load heavy routes
- Virtualize large lists and tables
- Avoid unnecessary watchers
Build
- Split vendor bundles thoughtfully
- Keep dependencies lean
- Analyze bundle size regularly
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