To me Vue is a great tool for side projects. In React I found myself struggling to figure out what libs to use and keep myself up to date with them. I also hated configuring webpack. With Vue, I have officially supported libraries like vuex and vue-router which work great with Vue out of the box. vue-cli also allows me to scaffold projects with these libraries very easily.

But the thing I like most about Vue is it allows me, who identifies as a front-end dev or design-coding hybrid, to quickly iterate and build prototypes. Look at the single file component:

  <template>
    <div id="list">
      <li></li>
      <li></li>
    </div>
  </template>
  <script>
    export default {
      // Define your component
    }
  </script>
  <style scoped>
    #list { list-style: none }
  </style>

I can quickly edit the template to alter my component's DOM structure, style it with scoped css, and change its dynamic behavior in the script tag. Like the suite of Jade/Coffee/Stylus? Adding a lang attribute to each tag and you are good to go. Awesome stuff.