Creating a Polymer Chat App with Material Design

The text is a tutorial on building a real-time chat application using Polymer, a JavaScript library based on Web Components, and implementing Material Design principles. It guides users through creating a chat app called "Kitteh Anonymous," emphasizing the use of Polymer 0.5.x and the PubNub Polymer component for real-time messaging. The tutorial covers installing necessary components using Bower, constructing the app's UI with Polymer Core and Paper elements, and employing PubNub for message broadcasting. It highlights the encapsulated, reusable nature of Polymer components, akin to Lego bricks, and introduces features like two-way data binding and custom elements. Despite being written before Polymer 1.0, the document provides insights into responsive design and data management, encouraging developers to explore further customization and native app conversion using PhoneGap.

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