Evan You: Vue 4 Is Already in Planning!

Hello everyone, I'm Programmer Navy.

To be honest, I haven't paid much attention to the front-end technology scene for over two years now.

Back when I was doing front-end development, technologies like Vue, React, Webpack, and Vite were in my daily workflow. Back then, new frameworks and tools were popping up every few days, and I was worried about falling behind.

In the past two years, as my work focus shifted toward AI application development, I've been paying more attention to large models, Agents, AI Coding, and similar directions. I rarely follow front-end news anymore. The AI era has had a huge impact on front-end, and in my reader groups and other front-end communities, people are no longer talking about front-end problems, but about career changes and other issues.

Then over the past couple of days I came across a piece of news: Vue 4 is already in planning!

Evan You Reveals Vue 4 Progress at Vue Fes Japan 2026

On October 24, Vue Fes Japan 2026 was held in Tokyo, Japan, where Evan You shared the latest developments in the Vue ecosystem and the JavaScript toolchain.

From what has been revealed so far, there are several directions:

• No massive breaking changes. Evan You specifically emphasized this, hoping to maintain compatibility with the existing ecosystem as much as possible.
• Full shift to ESM. This is one of the main reasons for planning Vue 4. CommonJS (CJS) build artifacts will be dropped, embracing modern JavaScript module standards.
• Some new features are being considered. A few feature RFCs are still under discussion, and details will be announced later.

Of course, it's still in the planning stage, and there's no official release timeline yet.

Vue Has Actually Been Evolving Over the Years

I went back and looked at the Vue ecosystem, and the changes are huge. The last time I used Vue was version 3.5.0. Besides Vue 4, the Vue ecosystem has also undergone many changes.

For example, Vapor Mode, which is being promoted in Vue 3.6, attempts to reduce reliance on the virtual DOM through a new compilation approach, generating more efficient DOM update logic to lower runtime overhead and improve performance.

Also, Evan You's focus over the years is no longer limited to Vue. From Vite to Rolldown, and then Vite+, he's been pushing forward the evolution of the entire JavaScript toolchain.

Vue is no longer a standalone front-end framework, but a continuously improving development ecosystem.

Looking at Front-End Today, the Biggest Change May Not Be the Framework

Looking back at the past two years, front-end technology is actually becoming more mature.

But in my opinion, what truly changes the way we develop front-end is AI Coding.

Previously, to build a page, we might have had to manually break down components, write styles, call APIs, and handle interactions.

Now, with AI programming tools, from requirement description to page generation to feature implementation, many tasks can be completed with the help of AI.

Of course, in the AI era, it doesn't only affect front-end; backend is the same. But in the AI era, the craftsmanship of developers is rapidly depreciating and losing value. However, in this era, judgment + AI is the main trump card. Your judgment is your bargaining power and your endorsement.

Maybe some people have gotten off the technical path and changed careers. For those still on the ride, there's no need to be anxious; I've also calmed down. If you still want to improve your comprehensive value, even if you leave the workplace, you can still survive. There's no need to code for your whole life!

Final Thoughts

Seeing the news about Vue 4 is quite touching.

From Vue 2 to Vue 3, and now to the planned Vue 4, time flies.

Technology keeps iterating, and the directions we follow are also changing.

But whether it's front-end, backend, or the booming AI application development, technology ultimately serves to solve real problems.

Frameworks will update, tools will change, but the ability to understand requirements, design products, and solve problems is always worth accumulating in the long run.

I'm also looking forward to the day Vue 4 officially arrives.