This document discusses using Polymer to build web component-based applications. It begins by explaining what web components are and how browsers support them through standards like custom elements, HTML imports and templates. It then introduces Polymer as a library that helps build web components and provides ready-made reusable components. The document outlines how to build full-stack apps with Polymer, including using Spring Boot on the backend to provide features like authentication. It also covers tools like Vulcanize, Crisper and build optimizations to improve performance of Polymer apps.