Web Components Can’t Save Us with Scott Jehl

Scott and Wes talk with Scott Jehl about the benefits, challenges, and use cases of web components, particularly in design systems and performance.

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(00:00) - Welcome to Syntax!
(00:55) - Scott's background and career
(06:46) - An overview of web components
(09:06) - Why should people care about web components?
(13:16) - Should you write your own web components?
(14:33) - Reactivity in web components
(15:56) - DOM parts
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(22:33) - CSS custom properties
(24:28) - Responsive video
(28:27) - The polyfill use case
(30:55) - Shadow DOM challenges
(36:04) - Web components in design systems
(41:58) - How are people using web components?
(43:25) - Web components and server-side rendering
(45:00) - Scott's thoughts on build tools
(47:33) - Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

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