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Getting Started with Polymer

By : Arshak Khachatrian
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Getting Started with Polymer

By: Arshak Khachatrian

Overview of this book

<p>Polymer is a library that helps you develop fast, responsive applications for the desktop and mobile web. It uses the Web Components specifications for the components and Material Design concepts to create a beautiful user interface.</p> <p>This focused, fast-paced guide deals with Polymer web components. We will cover layouts, attributes, elements, and handling touch and gesture events. You will also see how to build custom web components and applications using Polymer. Don’t want to code? You can make the most of the Polymer Designer Tool app and create your own app without coding at all. Finally, you will see how you can improve your Polymer application by reading the best practices from Google Polymer team.</p> <p>By the end of this book, you will be equipped with all the necessary skills to use Polymer to create custom web components.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Getting Started with Polymer
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 7. Working with Polymer.dart

Have you heard about Dart? Do you know what is it? Nope? That's OK! Dart is a new programming language created by Google and you will learn about how to use it with Polymer.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • What is Dart?

  • Structuring an application

  • Installing Dart for Polymer

  • Custom elements—creation and usage

  • Building an app

  • Tools