Web Components, initially seen as a potential future-proof solution for web development, are now considered by the author to pose significant risks. Despite their promise of interoperability and portability, the complexities and constraints they impose—such as complications in templating, performance overhead, and challenging

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Maybe Web Components are not the Future?Visions of UtopiaCompeting StandardsOpportunity Cost is RealThe Cost of AbstractionThe Real Cost of UI Components RevisitedThe Real Cost of Web ComponentsComponents are Pure OverheadUtopia RevisitedConclusion

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