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What Is Component-Based Architecture and Why Does It Matter?

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Web components let you create custom HTML elements. You’ll find web components used most frequently in modern front-end JavaScript frameworks. But “Web Components” is actually a W3C web standard and doesn’t need a framework to be useful. What Are Web Components? Web components work like Lego for HTML. They are a collection of technologies that help […]

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