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+# Docs and Guide Plan
+
+This folder exists to capture the current docs plans in a central place where changes to the plans can be reviewed in PRs.
+
+[Outline](./outline.md)
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+# Docs Outline
+
+* What are web components
+  * Custom Elements
+  * Shadow DOM
+  * Standard JS Modules
+* Why web components
+  * What do we mean by interop?
+    * Interop with HTML, frameworks, the browser
+    * Interop with file formats: Markdown vs MDX, etc.
+    * Interoperable composition with slots
+    * Interop with the future
+  * Use cases
+    * Standalone components
+    * Component sets and design systems
+    * Applications
+* Related specs
+  * MDN links
+  * GitHub repos with proposals
+  * What's left, ie. WCCG reports
+* Using web components
+  * Basics
+    * Definining, the custom element registry, and the single tag name scope
+    * Upgrading, and `:defined`
+    * Children and slots
+    * Events
+  * Using web components in HTML and vanilla JS
+  * Styling
+    * CSS Custom Properties
+    * ::part()s
+  * Using web components with frameworks
+  * Using web components in...
+    * Markdown (how to import in various systems)
+    * WordPress
+* Writing web components
+  * Defining
+    * Custom element registries
+    * Self-registering vs not
+    * Defensive registration for special cases (CDN distribution)
+  * Lifecycle
+    * Basics: `observedAttributes`, `constructor`, `attributeChangedCallback`...
+    * Cleaning up resources in `disconnectedCallback`
+  * Shadow DOM
+    * attachShadow()
+    * open vs closed
+    * Encapsulation: DOM, events, CSS
+      * Just overview: more detail in Styling and Composition sections
+    * Slots
+  * Styling
+    * Encapsulation (more detail than)
+    * Shadow selectors: `:host`, `:host()`, and `::slotted()`
+    * CSS Custom Properties
+    * CSS Shadow Parts: `part` and `::part()`
+    * Constructible style sheets
+    * Theming
+      * Strategies for deep styling
+  * Dealing with data
+    * Designing both a property & attribute API
+    * Responding to attribute changes (`attributeChangedCallback`)
+    * Responding to property changes (accessors)
+    * Considerations about when to use methods
+    * Reflecting between properties and attributes
+    * Using events for data
+  * Publishing to npm
+  * Composition
+    * Slots
+    * Communicating with events
+    * Using children
+  * Accessibility
+  * Forms
+  * Web component libraries
+* Community Protocols
+* Community and Resources
+* FAQ
+  * Myth-busting answers can go here
+    * Can custom elements really only take strings?
+    * Is it impossible to SSR web components?
+    * Why don't web components solve ___ that other frameworks do?
+    * ...
+* Demos and Playgrounds (standalone or to accompany each piece of content?)