Web Components in Action

by Ben Farrell

Web components are a standardized way to build reusable custom elements for web pages and applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. A web component is well-encapsulated, keeping its internal structure separate from other page elements so they don’t collide with the rest of your code. In Web Components in Action you’ll learn to design, build, and deploy reusable web components from scratch.

Genres: Programming

450 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

At some point, not too long ago, I realized that much of my morality comes from my father reading Tolkien to my sister and I as we went to bed each night. Before I get too far into this bio, you should know that if your village is being threatened by Orcs, you have my sword.

I'm a writer, dreamer, Dean and a Dad. Also I'm a geek, can't forget the important things, right? Writing, exploring and the unknown have been passions throughout my life. With my debut novel THE UNSEEN, I've finally found a way to connect my interests and nerdy sci-fi pursuits.

Growing up in a small town in Western Massachusetts, I always dreamed of traveling, exploring...of going and doing. I accomplished this through steadfastly burying my nose in all the books, pouring over maps and globes, and trying to find ways to get enough money together to buy a glorious full set of encyclopedias. I found refuge in the cool stacks of the town library, I perfected my Dewey decimal system abilities through searching out anything relating to the paranormal. By twelve I had a pretty firm grasp of all the potential nuances regarding the Philadelphia Experiment, Roswell, Shag Harbor, Mokele-mbembe, Nessie, Champy, the Yeti (and all the sub-varieties around the world) and thoroughly freaked myself out with the Hopkinsville encounter. I can say with a significant amount of certainty that I was the only three sport athlete organizing UFO hunts on a semi-regular basis in the greater Franklin County area from 1995-1997. Mix all that in with a steady diet of X-Files, Mystery Science Theater 3000, TNG and New England sports, and you should get a pretty good sense of who you're dealing with.

As I hit my mid twenties and found a job that would pay me to travel and study around the world, that sense of exploration fostered on hot summer days sitting on cool marble floors, exploded into something that has pushed, pulled and challenged me since. I've been lucky enough to meet wonderful people from all over the world who've shown me that when situations are the worst, humans are often at our best. Our common language of courage, laughter and hope for the future, connects us much more than it divides.

I've tried to echo that in THE UNSEEN. My characters have become my friends, confidants, more interesting versions of myself and, at times, guideposts. You know you've punched your writer's card when you stop and wonder how a twelve year old kid you dreamed up would respond to a real life situation you're actually going through. Was that weird? That might have been weird.

I currently live in California with my wicked amazing wife and our two hilarious kids.

Reviews

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good information spoiled by code along learn X by building 20 apps nonsense. Just give me clear concise examples. I don't need to build a work out app just to learn how events work. It adds nothing and is distracting.

[Ivan Koma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Отличное оформление и приятный стиль, но главная проблема книги, (не говоря о том что всё успело устареть) это ее размер, почти 500 страниц для объяснения концепции веб-компонентов, это конечно похвально, но нужно понимать что люди могут потерять запал даже к художественной затянутой книге, не говоря уже о технической литературе. (Пытаюсь оправдаться т.к. многие главы просто проскролил останавливаясь на чем-то зацепившем, при этом пока скролил, видел что там была даже работа с вебкой и 3д моделями, нужно ли это в книге про веб-компоненты?)

[Avraam Mavridis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a good book, but as it often happens with books that try explain a fairly new technology while this technology is evolving... is kinda out-dated. e.g. shadow dom can be expressed decleratively and server rendered nowdays.

[Kristján Oddsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty solid book on Web Components but references things that have quickly become outdated. There were also whole chapters devoted to topics only tangential related to Web Components.

[Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a very light and enjoyable read. I like how he walks the story from a simple html to a full blown app on web components.