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Web Components are a set of web platform APIs that allow you to create custom, reusable, encapsulated HTML tags for use in web pages and web apps. They're built on web standards and work across modern browsers.

Here's a simple example of a custom element:

class MyElement extends HTMLElement {
  constructor() {
    super();
    this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
  }
  
  connectedCallback() {
    this.shadowRoot.innerHTML = `
      <style>
        p { color: blue; }
      </style>
      <p>Hello from Web Component!</p>
    `;
  }
}

customElements.define('my-element', MyElement);

The beauty of Web Components is that they provide true encapsulation and can be used in any framework or with vanilla JavaScript.

Async/await has revolutionized how we handle asynchronous operations in JavaScript. It makes asynchronous code look and behave more like synchronous code, improving readability and maintainability.

Instead of chaining .then() calls, you can write cleaner code:

async function fetchData() {
  try {
    const response = await fetch('api/data');
    const data = await response.json();
    return data;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  }
}

This approach makes error handling with try/catch much more intuitive and keeps your code flat instead of nested.

Both CSS Grid and Flexbox are powerful layout systems, but they excel in different scenarios. Understanding when to use each can significantly improve your CSS architecture.

Use Flexbox when: You need to align items in a single dimension (row or column), create navigation bars, or center content.

Use Grid when: You need two-dimensional layouts, precise control over rows and columns, or complex page layouts.

Often, the best approach is to use both together—Grid for the overall page structure and Flexbox for component-level layouts.