Components have become the go-to method for structuring and composing UIs on the Web. Usually this means relying on a JavaScript framework such as React, Vue, or Angular. But it turns out that there is a standard mechanism for creating components built into browsers. Ben Farrell who wrote a book on this mechanism - Web Components - joins the panel to explain what they are, how they work, and why they are a great, light-weight alternative to JavaScript frameworks.



Panel




Aimee Knight
AJ O’Neal
Dan Shappir
Steve Edwards




Guest




Ben Farrell




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Links




Ben Farrell: Web Components in Action
lit-html
lit-html: Styling Templates
Combo Box-UI5 Web Components
Devchat.tv-JSJ 424: UI5 and web components with Peter Muessig
Ben Farrell: Web Components in Space
JavaScript Reaches the Final Frontier: Space




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Special Guest: Ben Farrell.