&gt; &gt; the &quot;DOM is your API&quot; paradigm<p>&gt; What does that mean, exactly? Do you have any resources you could link to?<p>Check out the &quot;Thinking in Polymer&quot; talk from Polymer Summit 2015: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ZDjiUmx51y8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ZDjiUmx51y8</a><p>Specifically talks about &quot;the DOM is your API&quot; at 0:49 --&gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;ZDjiUmx51y8?t=50" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;ZDjiUmx51y8?t=50</a><p>disclaimer: technical writer for polymer