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Vue.js is considered to have a more gentle learning curve than React. It has a straightforward structure and syntax, which is template based similar to HTML. Vue also has single-file components that allows developers to write the HTML, CSS, and Javascript in a single file.

React on the other hand relies on JavaScript and JSX, which might be more challenging for beginner developers. With JSX, you write HTML inside Javascript. This is a more flexible approach, but not as beginner friendly. Vue is a more complete solution out of the box, but React is more modular and while it requires more libraries for routing and state management that in turn offers more flexibility.

Vue.js is best suited for small to medium sized projects and single page applications. It’s also suited to projects where simplicity and fast development/prototyping turnaround time is important. React is more ideal for large projects or projects in the enterprise space, where applications might require complex state management and good scalability.

The choice comes down to both personal preference and what kind of project you are trying to tackle.

To understand lifecycle hooks, first we have to talk about components. They are self-contained building blocks that are used as a specific part of a user interface. With components, you can break down a complex UI into smaller, more manageable and reusable parts.

Lifecycle hooks are methods that Vue.js calls during a component's creation, mounting, updating, or unmounting. You can use lifecycle hooks to execute logic at each stage of the component lifecycle. This helps optimize performance by only fetching data when needed, cleaning up resources when a component is destroyed, better controlling DOM interactions, and makes for easier debugging.

For each of the following phases, there is a hook right before the action takes place and right after.

Creation Phase

The creation phase occurs when a component is being initialized. The data, properties, and methods are set up, but it is not yet attached to the DOM.

Mounting Phase

This is the phase in which the component is rendered to the DOM, where the template is compiled and the virtual DOM is created.

Updating Phase

This happens when a component has a change in its reactive data and the DOM is re-rendered, keeping the UI in sync with the data.

Unmounting Phase

After a component is no longer needed, it is removed from the DOM, cleaning up event listeners, stopping code execution, and cancelling API requests.