Components are the building blocks of modern web applications. What best practices should you follow when building your own components so they can stand the test of time? Components are the building blocks of modern web applications. What best practices should you follow when building your own components so they can stand the test of time?
Custom Elements
Custom elements give developers the ability to extend HTML and create their own tags. Because custom elements are standards based they benefit from the Web's built-in component model. The result is more modular code that can be reused in many different contexts. Learn more
Shadow DOM
Shadow DOM is a web standard that offers component style and markup encapsulation. It is a critically important piece of the Web Components story as it ensures that a component will work in any environment even if other CSS or JavaScript is at play on the page. Learn more
Best Practices
Because custom elements and shadow DOM are low-level primitives, it's not always clear how best to combine them to create a component that is robust and works well in many different environments. While you really can do just about anything with these APIs, here are a few best practices to help ensure your components work well anywhere. Learn more