Install Git

• git --version
• => 2.xx.x
• WINDOWS - make sure to install git correctly for Bower

Install Node.js

• make sure you can run the command npm --version
• => 2.xx.x

Install development dependencies

• npm install

Install Bower

• $ npm install -g bower

Install Grunt

• $ npm install -g grunt-cli

Clone this project

• git clone https://github.com/sandro-k/devfest.git

Install Polymer

• $ bower install --save polymer

Open with any IDE/ text editor (Chrome Dev Editor WebStorm, Atom, Sublime Text, ...)

• If you use the Chrome Dev Editor please check out the Polymer Codelabs how to use it and get stated with bower

Start a local Webserver

• grunt connect
• grunt serve - has live reload support
• python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080

• load WebComponents.lite.js for IE try WebComponents.js
• import and instantiate a Custom-Elements e.g. <paper-button>