Learning Angular

Description

The book will be almost completely rewritten in order to fully cover the significant changes in moving from Angular 1 to Angular 2 and Angular 4.

• Overcome key problems in large-scale single-page app development, including code complexity, bad performance, and poor developer productivity
• Not just another Angular reference: teaches sophisticated problem solving through software user stories, use cases, and example implementations — from simple to advanced
• Prepare for Angular’s complete technology rewrite

Learning Angular 2 teaches modern application development with Angular 2. It begins with the basics of Angular 2 and the technologies and techniques used throughout the book, such as key features of TypeScript, newer ES6 syntax and concepts, and details about the tools needed to write professional Angular 2 applications.

The reader will next build an Angular 2 application from scratch while learning about the primary pieces of an Angular 2 application and see how they work together. Using lots of examples, the core parts of Angular 2 will be introduced, such as Components, the Router, and Services.

The book also covers techniques like server-side rendering and how to incrementally add Angular 2 to existing Angular 1 applications. Finally, the reader will gain insight into advanced skills that should be part of any professional Angular 2 developer’s toolkit such as testing, tooling options, and performance tuning.

Learning Angular teaches modern application development with Angular 2 and Angular 4. It begins with the basics of Angular and the technologies and techniques used throughout the book, such as key features of TypeScript, newer ES6 syntax and concepts, and details about the tools needed to write professional Angular applications.

The reader will next build an Angular application from scratch while learning about the primary pieces of an Angular application and see how they work together. Using lots of examples, the core parts of Angular will be introduced, such as Components, the Router, and Services.

The book also covers techniques like server-side rendering and how to incrementally add Angular 2+ features to existing AngularJS applications. Finally, the reader will gain insight into advanced skills that should be part of any professional Angular developer’s toolkit such as testing, tooling options, and performance tuning.

• Chapter 1 Jumping into JavaScript
• Chapter 2 Jumping into TypeScript
• Chapter 3 Getting Started with Angular
• Chapter 4 Angular Components
• Chapter 5 Expressions
• Chapter 6 Data Binding
• Chapter 7 Built-in Directives
• Chapter 8 Custom Directives
• Chapter 9 Events and Change Detection
• Chapter 10 Implementing Angular Services in Web Applications
• Chapter 11 Creating Your Own Custom Angular Services
• Chapter 12 Having Fun with Angular
• Index

• Understand how Angular is organized and learn best practices for designing Angular applications
• Quickly build Angular templates with built-in directives that enhance the user experience
• Bind UI elements to your data model, so changes to your model and UI occur automatically in tandem
• Define custom Angular directives that extend HTML
• Implement zoomable images, expandable lists, and other rich UI components
• Implement client-side services that interact with web servers
• Build dynamic browser views to provide even richer user interaction
• Create custom services you can easily reuse
• Implement rich UI components as custom Angular directives

Brad Dayley is a senior software engineer with more than 20 years of experience developing enterprise applications and web interfaces. He has used JavaScript and jQuery for years and is the author of Node.JS, MongoDB and Angular Web Development; jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook; and Sams Teach Yourself AngularJS, JavaScript, and jQuery All in One. He has designed and implemented a wide array of applications and services, from application servers to complex web applications.

Brendan Dayley is a web application developer who loves learning and implementing the latest and greatest technologies. He is the co-author of Sams Teach Yourself AngularJS, JavaScript, and jQuery All in One and Node.JS, MongoDB and Angular Web Development. He has written a number of web applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular, and he is exploring the capabilities of new web and mobile technologies such as augmented reality and how to use them for innovative solutions.

Caleb Dayley is a university student who is studying computer science. Introduced to software development at a young age, he has taught himself much of what he knows about computer programming. He is a developer in JavaScript, Python, and C#, and is a big fan of the Unity platform. He is also the co-author of Node.JS, MongoDB and Angular Web Development. He is excited for what the future holds, and the opportunities to help design and create the next generation of innovative software that will continue to improve the way we live, work, and play

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