#192 - Vue 3.0 to drop IE 11 support (RFC); 2 days until Vueconf.us; Component testing in Cypress;

Hi there! Last month might not have been the most eventful when it comes to Vue news, but there’s been plenty of exciting new libraries for Vue 3.0. Those include: - [🍍Pinia](https://pinia.esm.dev/) – a new Vuex alternative created by Eduardo San Martin Morote - [✋Vue-UseGesture](https://vue-use-gesture.netlify.app/) – a composable that helps you handle all kinds of mouse and touch events, including complex gestures by Mesut Koca - [🪄useMagicKeys](https://vueuse.org/core/usemagickeys/) – a composable that allows you to easily set keyboard shortcuts by Anthony Fu and the VueUse team - [📐Splitpanes](https://antoniandre.github.io/splitpanes/) – a library that makes dynamic splitpanes a breeze by Antoni "antoniandre" There’s also been one pretty impactful news –[ Vue 3.0 will likely drop support for IE 11](https://github.com/vuejs/rfcs/discussions/296). As dramatic as it sounds, Vue 3.0 was not supporting IE 11 at any time, but there was the plan to create a 3.0-compat build, that would support IE 11. Instead, the new idea (still in RFC) is to backport as many Vue 3.0 features (like the Composition-API) back into Vue 2.x. This should both ensure a smoother migration from Vue 2.x to 3.x, while also reducing the maintenance burden of supporting 2 builds of Vue 3.0. Additionally, this also removes the need to support IE 11 by all the 3rd party libraries. It also means that the Composition-API plugin for Vue 2.x will be obsolete, which is a good thing, because once the API becomes part of the core, the plugin-performance-tax will be removed. As an added benefit, Vue 2.x is being [migrated to TypeScript](https://twitter.com/youyuxi/status/1379797086800113665) as we speak, which should improve the overall developer experience of those using TS. Lastly, [VueConf.us](https://vueconf.us/) is happening in on April 14th. It’s a completely free event and from what I’ve heard, there are some exciting announcements to look for! Don’t miss it – the tickets are available only until April 13th. ⏰ Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the newsletter, — *[Damian Dulisz](https://twitter.com/DamianDulisz)* *P.S. Bento is now 6 months old! It’s incredible how fast he has grown! Just yesterday, he was this tiny boy and now he looks so serious! Especially when he’s [suspicious about his half-birthday cake](https://twitter.com/DamianDulisz/status/1378038331687239681)!* 🎂