Author: Larisa Yelkhova

Stone Labs is pleased to share the exciting news from Nuxt team – they’ve just released a new version (3.4), which comes with exciting new features.

One of the new features in Nuxt 3.4 is support for the View Transitions API. This new API allows for native browser transitions between unrelated elements on different pages. Nuxt now ships with an experimental implementation of this API, which will be under active development during the v3.4 release cycle. This feature can be used by Stone Labs to create more seamless transitions between pages in their web applications, providing a better user experience for their clients.

Nuxt 3.4 also comes with enhanced payload handling. Payloads are used to send data from the server to the client during SSR and avoid double data-fetching during the hydration phase. Preliminary testing shows a significant speed-up of 25% faster in total server response time for a very minimal app with a large JSON payload. Stone Labs can leverage this feature to create web applications with faster server response times and better overall performance.

Another new feature in Nuxt 3.4 is object-syntax Nuxt plugins. This allows for better control over plugin order and easier registration of hooks. Stone Labs can use this feature to streamline their plugin registration process and improve the performance of their web applications.

Nuxt 3.4 also includes improvements to Devtools configuration, making it even easier to enable Nuxt DevTools in a project. Setting devtools: true in the nuxt.config file will enable devtools, and Nuxt will prompt to install it locally if it is not already installed. Stone Labs can use this feature to improve their debugging process and make it easier to identify and fix bugs in their web applications.

Layers improvements are another new feature in Nuxt 3.4. Transforming ~/~~/@/@@ aliases within layers means that it is now much easier to use a ‘normal’ Nuxt project as a layer without needing to specially write it as one. This feature can be used by Stone Labs to create more flexible and modular web applications.

In addition to these new features, Nuxt 3.4 also includes “breaking fixes.” These fixes include changes to the x-nuxt-no-ssr header behavior, the removal of the #head alias and the polyfill for @‌vueuse/head behavior, and the removal of the experimental.viteNode option.

In conclusion, Nuxt 3.4 is a significant update that brings several exciting new features and improvements to the framework. Stone Labs can leverage these features to create faster, more flexible, and more robust web applications. Nuxt is a great technology for custom software product development, and its latest version is a testament to the framework’s continued innovation and development.

As a custom software product development company, Stone Labs understands the importance of building successful startups. That’s why we have adopted the Lean Startup Development approach to help our clients create products that meet the needs of their customers, while also ensuring the success of their ventures.

Lean Startup Development is a methodology that emphasizes building products in an iterative, customer-centric way. It involves testing assumptions, learning from failures, and making data-driven decisions. In essence, it encourages startups to build and test their products quickly and efficiently, using customer feedback to refine and improve their offerings.

The principles of Lean Startup Development can be summarized as follows:

Validated learning: Rather than making assumptions about what customers want, Lean Startup Development encourages startups to test their ideas and assumptions in the real world, using customer feedback to refine their products.

Build-Measure-Learn: This cycle involves building a minimum viable product (MVP), measuring its success, and learning from the results. This allows startups to quickly iterate and improve their products based on customer feedback.

Customer-centricity: Lean Startup Development emphasizes the importance of putting the customer first, and building products that meet their needs and solve their problems.

Continuous improvement: Startups are encouraged to continuously improve their products based on customer feedback, rather than assuming that they know what their customers want.

To illustrate the application of Lean Startup Development, let’s consider a hypothetical project.

Let’s say a startup wants to build a social media platform for dog owners. Instead of building a fully-featured social media platform, they could create a simple MVP that allows dog owners to share photos and connect with other dog owners. They would then measure the success of the MVP, using metrics such as user engagement and retention, and learn from the results. Based on customer feedback, they could then improve and expand the platform to meet the needs of their users.

There are several advantages to using Lean Startup Development.

Firstly, it allows startups to quickly build and test their products, reducing the risk of failure and saving time and resources. Secondly, it helps startups to build products that meet the needs of their customers, increasing the chances of success. Finally, it encourages a culture of continuous improvement, which can lead to long-term success and growth.

At Stone Labs, we apply Lean Startup Development principles in every project we undertake.

Stone Labs is exploring various channels, including the marketplace, where very interior ideas for startups often appear. We want to tell you about one of these ideas.

We found that in Estonia was an idea to build a Bus Booking and Pickup Management System.

Possible Software Solution :
The Bus Booking and Pickup Management System will be a web-based solution designed to streamline the booking process, manage pickups efficiently, and provide passengers with real-time updates. It will be built using the latest technologies such as servers, Google Maps, and APIs such as Rezdy and Navixy.

The system will retrieve booking information from the user’s portal, either through a website or mobile app, and then automatically calculate driving routes based on the pick-up and drop-off locations. It will also provide the estimated time of arrival and save daily routes to the database. Additionally, the system will notify passengers of their pickup times via WhatsApp/SMS/email (all three), ensuring that they are informed well in advance of their scheduled pickup.

Moreover, the system will provide a live tracking feature that utilizes GPS data to display the real-time location of the bus on a map, thus allowing passengers to track the bus’s location on the day of their travel. Passengers can access this feature via a link provided through the notification sent to their device when they confirm their booking.

Advantages:
The Bus Booking and Pickup Management System will provide significant benefits for both the passengers and the bus operators. Passengers will be able to book their trips easily online, receive accurate travel information, and track the bus’s location in real-time. On the other hand, bus operators will benefit from efficient route management, automated notification processes, and better overall customer satisfaction.

Business Model:
There are several ways to monetize this bus booking and pickup management system, such as charging a commission fee or subscription fee from the bus operators, advertising revenue, or a commission from service providers such as tourist attraction providers, who can be included in the system’s itinerary. The pricing strategy can be set based on the market, target customer segments, and the value the system provides.

How Stone Labs can help:
Stone Labs is a software development company that has experience developing similar systems, including booking and scheduling software, API integration, and Google Maps integration. The team at Stone Labs has the expertise to design and develop the Bus Booking and Pickup Management System that meets the specific requirements of the client. Additionally, Stone Labs can provide technical support, maintenance, and upgrades to ensure optimal performance and functionality in the long run.

Nuxt, the popular Vue.js framework which Stone Labs is using for building web applications, has recently released version 3.3. This update is a minor release but offers significant improvements in terms of performance, developer experience, and bug fixes. The update includes features that will make it easier to develop local modules, improvements to error handling and logging in browser DevTools, and better performance with support for tree-shaking more of the build.

One of the most significant updates in Nuxt 3.3 is the enhanced DX for local module development. The framework now auto-scans the ~/modules folder, registering top-level files as modules in the project, which can be changed, and the Nuxt server will restart automatically. Additionally, you can now add files to the watch array to restart the server, which will be particularly useful for module authors.

Nuxt 3.3 also includes performance improvements, such as an increase in static asset maxAge to one year as a best practice, and more support for tree-shaking your build. This update also includes default chunk error handling, which automatically handles reloading your site on navigation if it updates with a redeploy.

The new version of Nuxt also features better logging in browser DevTools. With the help of the Chrome DevTools team, Nuxt now has first-class support for hiding internal stack traces from logs in Chromium-based browsers, improving the framework’s debugging capabilities. Additionally, Nuxt 3.3 includes improvements with stacktraces involving Nuxt hooks, implementing console.createTask.

In summary, Nuxt 3.3 is a significant update that brings improvements to developer experience, performance, error handling, and logging. Stone Labs is thrilled about this new release and looks forward to utilizing these new features and enhancements in our custom software product development projects using Nuxt.