124: With Rob Dodson

This week we were joined by Rob Dodson. Rob works on Polymer at Google. True Facts. We take a deep dive with him into Polymer and Web Components. We talked about (roughly in order): Q & A: 27:58 Web components are a hot topic at the moment, and it looks like libraries like Polymer are almost ready for production. Have either of you guys had the opportunity to play around with web components yet? Do you think they are the future? What do you believe to be positive and negative aspects of breaking up your HTML, CSS and JavaScript into isolated bundles of styling/functionality? 39:58 What would you say are the advantages of polymer over angular directives? 46:40 Is it possible to use Polymer with Phonegap? 49:09 When working on a project with a team, using Git and SASS, what does your guys folder structure and workflow look like? 54:38 I’ve started using Grunt for javascript concat and minification, image optimization and cache manifest generation when necessary. Should I .gitignore the node modules folder? Sponsors: 24:22 SpeedCurve – Monitor front-end performance. Get continuous feedback on how your front-end code is affecting the performance of your website. 44:50 E4H – FrontEnd Summit – Environments for Humans brings together some of the Web’s most notable experts in FrontEnd for an all-new, one-day only online conference, the FrontEnd Summit 2014! Bring the experts to your desktop August 21st from 9AM to 4PM (CT). Lots of great talks including: Sublime, Vim Editors FTW, Fearless Browser Test Automation, The State of Grunt, and more! Get your tickets now! Use coupon code “SHOPTALK” for 20% off any ticket combo. Show Links: Rob Dodson’s Website Rob Dodson on Twitter Polymer A Guide to Web Components Intro to Material Design Responsive Design Speed Testing Chrome Status Angular Directives Phonegap Cordova Google Web Fundamentals