Trying this on my mac

.bablerc

@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "presets": [
-    [
-      "es2015",
-      {
-        "modules": false
-      }
-    ],
-    "stage-2"
-  ],
-  "ignore": [
-    "node_modules/*"
+  "presets": ["env"],
+  "plugins": [
+    "transform-es2015-destructuring",
+    "transform-es2015-parameters",
+    "transform-object-rest-spread"
   ]
 }

package.json

@@ -10,34 +10,38 @@
   "author": "Drew Bednar",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.17.1",
-    "bulma": "^0.6.1",
-    "express": "^4.16.2",
-    "vue": "^2.5.6",
+    "axios": "^0.18.0",
+    "bulma": "^0.6.2",
+    "express": "^4.16.3",
+    "vue": "^2.5.16",
     "vue-router": "^3.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
-    "babel-eslint": "^7.2.3",
-    "babel-loader": "^7.1.2",
-    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.24.1",
-    "babel-preset-stage-2": "^6.24.1",
-    "css-loader": "^0.28.7",
-    "eslint": "^4.5.0",
-    "eslint-config-standard": "^10.2.1",
-    "eslint-loader": "^1.9.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-html": "^3.2.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.7.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-node": "^5.1.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^3.5.0",
+    "babel-eslint": "^8.2.2",
+    "babel-loader": "^7.1.4",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-destructuring": "^6.23.0",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-parameters": "^6.24.1",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread": "^6.26.0",
+    "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.1",
+    "babel-preset-stage-3": "^6.24.1",
+    "css-loader": "^0.28.11",
+    "eslint": "^4.19.1",
+    "eslint-config-standard": "^11.0.0",
+    "eslint-loader": "^2.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-html": "^4.0.2",
+    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.9.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-node": "^6.0.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^3.7.0",
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.0.1",
-    "extract-text-webpack-plugin": "^3.0.2",
-    "node-sass": "^4.7.1",
-    "sass-loader": "^6.0.6",
-    "vue-loader": "^13.5.0",
-    "vue-template-compiler": "^2.5.6",
-    "webpack": "^3.8.1",
-    "webpack-dev-middleware": "^1.12.0",
-    "webpack-hot-middleware": "^2.20.0"
+    "extract-text-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0-beta.0",
+    "node-sass": "^4.8.3",
+    "sass-loader": "^6.0.7",
+    "vue-loader": "^14.2.2",
+    "vue-template-compiler": "^2.5.16",
+    "webpack": "^4.3.0",
+    "webpack-cli": "^2.0.13",
+    "webpack-dev-middleware": "^3.1.0",
+    "webpack-hot-middleware": "^2.21.2"
   }
 }

src/app.js

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ const app = new Vue({
   router,
   // render is a Vuejs function that will return an elements
   // This is equivalent to template: '<app></app>'
-  render: h => h(AppLayout)
+  // render: h => h(AppLayout)
   // Because fucktards in javascript want to make everything fucking insane
   // we are going to use the "spread"
-  // ...AppLayout //this part didn't work. I don't know why but
+  ...AppLayout // this part didn't work. I don't know why but
 })
 
 export { app, router }