Are Web Components Dead?

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Recently, I published an article with a different question on a similar topic: Will Web Components Replace Frontend Frameworks? Most of us would say NO. But what's your answer regarding the more controversial question of whether Web Components have a future at all?

Let's zoom in and explore why some say that Web Components have already died while others think they're the future of web development.

Introduction

In 2012, when the W3C launched the first specification of Web Components, many expected that Web Components would revolutionize frontend development. And there is good reason to be optimistic. Web Components promised many remarkable things:

• Reusable components with plain HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Based on official web standards
• No framework needed
• Supported in all evergreen browsers

But, the idea of creating reusable standalone HTML components based on official web standards without any framework sounded too good to be true. Despite the promising advantages, Web Components continuously struggle to find industrywide adoption. Many developers say they have already died.

Who's right? What is the current state of Web Components? Let's face these questions in detail and explore what web…