Getting Started with Web Components

Web Components are a set of APIs that help you build reusable UI modules that can operate in any modern browser using just Vanilla JavaScript. The power of Web Components lies in their ability to build frontend web applications with or without web frameworks.

With this practical guide, you will understand how Web Components can help you build reusable UI components for your modern web apps. The book starts by explaining the fundamentals of Web Components' design and strategies for using them in your existing frontend web projects. You will also learn how to use JavaScript libraries such as Polymer.js and Stencil.js for building practical components. As you progress, you will build a single-page application using only Web Components to fully realize their potential. This practical guide demonstrates how to work with Shadow DOM and custom elements to build the standard components of a web application. Toward the end of the book, you will learn how to integrate Web Components with standard web frameworks to help you manage large-scale web applications.

By the end of this book, you will have learned about the capabilities of Web Components in building custom elements and have the necessary skills for building a reusable UI for your web applications.

Prateek Jadhwani is a developer specializing in frontend technologies, living and working in the US. His experience includes 10 years of working as a frontend developer for many high-profile clients and many early-adoption side projects. Prateek had his first exposure to Web Components in 2014, and instantly fell in love with component-driven methodologies. Since then, he has evangelized Web Components and its related libraries to people at work and outside of work. Prateek loves all things open source and enjoys writing good JavaScript. A love for programming in general and a thirst for knowledge provide the motivation he carries through his work.