Component Contribution Workshop

Welcome, we're so happy you're here and ready to make your first component! This guide will walk you through that process and teach you everything you need to know. We've made some assumptions though - you're talented, attractive and familiar with HTML, CSS, Javascript and have a github account. Oh! We'll also be using Polymer - but we'll teach you the most important parts as we go, so don't worry.

Buckle your hats, and let's get started...

###1. Get a component running locally First things first, let's get your first component running locally. This will allow you to edit the component on your local machine and preview it in Appmaker. You don't even need to run Appmaker locally.

This component you'll make is a clone of the current Counter component.

Get Started Here.

###2. Learn how a Component is Built Here you'll learn about the different parts of a component, scan through it as you explore the code in your new local component.

Read all About it.

###3. Learn about Polymer! Oh polymer wipes tear our glorious companion Framework. It lets you build custom HTML components, and we're using it to help make component authoring easier. You can read the Polymer Docs, or you can...

Follow the sweet Polymer & Your Component Guide Get a local Component Running.

###4. Complete a Fun Assignment! We've got some fun changes for you to make to the Getting Started component, if you work your way through this, you'll be a superstar component author.

Fun Stuff.