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Migrating From Durandal to Vue: Use shallowRefs Instead of refs When Replacing KnockoutJS Observables

When converting the application I'm working on from Durandal to Vue I had to learn the differences between how Knockout and Vue handle reactivity. This doesn't apply to all instances but it is something to consider when converting objects that contain KnockoutJS observables [https://knockoutjs.com/

Migrating from Durandal to Vue: Adding Items to shallowRef Array in Vue.js

While doing the conversion from the KnockoutJS/Durandal application to Vue.js I had to convert the observableArrays into shallowRef arrays. The reason I used shallowRefs instead of refs is because I did not need deep reactivity for the objects and shallowRefs fulfills this requirement. However, I ran into an