Google has made significant changes to its Material Web Components (MWC) development, with the engineering team no longer actively working on them. The MWC offered a range of components for developers to use on websites, but the project has now entered maintenance mode with all future plans abandoned. The team is looking into ways to continue developing new features and components, including finding new maintainers for the project.
The decision to shift focus away from MWC is due to Google’s new emphasis on supporting its internal Wiz framework, which serves as another web framework alongside Angular. Wiz is used for critical apps like Google Search, Photos, and Payments, while Angular materials continue to be in use for web development. Google’s goal is to merge Angular and Wiz to create a high-performance framework with a good developer experience.
Despite these changes, Material Design components are not going away, and Angular materials still remain a viable option for developers. The Material Web Components will continue to exist, but with no active development happening. The original team is exploring ways to keep the project alive and continue adding new features.
Overall, Google’s decision to reassign engineers from the Material Web Components project to focus on the Wiz framework highlights the company’s commitment to enhancing its internal development tools and frameworks. Developers can still access Material Design components through Angular materials and can expect further updates and improvements in this area.
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