Creating your first Nuxt.js application

1. Introduction

In this tutorial, we will be creating our first Nuxt.js application. By the end of this guide, you will have a solid understanding of how to set up a Nuxt.js project and build a simple application.

You will learn:
- How to set up a Nuxt.js project
- How to create pages and components in Nuxt.js
- How to style your application using Vue's style bindings

Prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of JavaScript
- Basic understanding of Vue.js can be beneficial but not required

2. Step-by-Step Guide

Setting up a Nuxt.js project

Start by installing the Nuxt.js create-nuxt-app. You can do this using npm (Node Package Manager), which comes bundled with Node.js. If you don't have Node.js installed, you can download it from here.

npm install -g create-nuxt-app

Now, you can create a new Nuxt.js project:

npx create-nuxt-app my-nuxt-app

Follow the installation process, you can simply hit enter to choose the default settings.

Creating Pages

In Nuxt.js, each page of your application corresponds to a .vue file in the pages directory. Let's create an index page.

In the pages directory, create a new file named index.vue and add the following code:

<template>
  <div>
    <h1>Hello Nuxt</h1>
  </div>
</template>

Styling your Application

You can add styles directly within your .vue files. Let's add some styling to our index page.

<template>
  <div>
    <h1 class="title">Hello Nuxt</h1>
  </div>
</template>

<style>
.title {
  color: blue;
}
</style>

This will make the text color of the title blue.

3. Code Examples

Here's the complete index.vue file:

<template>
  <div>
    <h1 class="title">Hello Nuxt</h1>
  </div>
</template>

<style>
.title {
  color: blue;
}
</style>

The <template> section is where you write your HTML. The <style> section is where you add your CSS. Here, we've added a title class to the h1 tag and defined the color of the title class to be blue.

4. Summary

In this tutorial, we've covered how to set up a new Nuxt.js project, how to create pages, and how to add styles to your application. Next steps could be learning about Nuxt.js layouts, routing and state management with Vuex.

Some resources for further learning:
- Nuxt.js Documentation
- Vue.js Documentation

5. Practice Exercises

1. Create a new Nuxt.js application with the name of your choice.
2. Create a new page called about.vue and add some text to it.
3. Add some styling to your about page.

Solutions:
1. npx create-nuxt-app your-app-name
2. In the pages directory, create a new file named about.vue and add the following code:

<template>
  <div>
    <h1>About Us</h1>
  </div>
</template>

1. Add the following code to your about.vue file:

<template>
  <div>
    <h1 class="about-title">About Us</h1>
  </div>
</template>

<style>
.about-title {
  color: red;
}
</style>

Here, we've added a class to the h1 tag and defined the color of the text to be red.

Keep practicing and happy coding!