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Three Google I/O videos about Web Components and Polymer

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The videos of the Google I/O 2014 talks have been online for a while now. Three of them are about Web Components and Polymer. This blog post briefly describes what they are about and mentions a few highlights, which may help you to decide which videos you want to watch. The three talks are: “ Polymer and the Web Components revolution ” by Matt McNulty (38:47) “ Polymer and Web Components change everything you know about Web development ” by Eric Bidelman (36:13) “ Unlock the next era of UI development with Polymer ” by Rob Dodson (41:30) If you need a quick primer to Web Components, you can look at slide 35ff of the slides for my talk “ Six technologies that will change the web platform ”. Polymer and the Web Components revolution Matt McNulty gives a broad overview of Web Components and Polymer, setting the stage for the remaining two talks. McNulty explains why Web Components are important, then describes Polymer , which is a Web Components polyfill plus a convenience layer on top. ...