1 # Polymer 2 3 Build Status: 4 [http://build.chromium.org/p/client.polymer/waterfall](http://build.chromium.org/p/client.polymer/waterfall) 5 6 ## Brief Overview 7 8 For more detailed info goto 9 [http://polymer-project.org/](http://polymer-project.org/). 10 11 Polymer is a new type of library for the web, designed to leverage the existing 12 browser infrastructure to provide the encapsulation and extendability currently 13 only available in JS libraries. 14 15 Polymer is based on a set of future technologies, including [Shadow 16 DOM](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webcomponents/raw-file/tip/spec/shadow/index.html), 17 [Custom 18 Elements](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webcomponents/raw-file/tip/spec/custom/index.html) 19 and Model Driven Views. Currently these technologies are implemented as 20 polyfills or shims, but as browsers adopt these features natively, the platform 21 code that drives Polymer evacipates, leaving only the value-adds. 22 23 ## Tools & Testing 24 25 For running tests or building minified files, consult the [tooling 26 information](http://polymer-project.org/tooling-strategy.html). 27
