Chapter 1. Introducing Angular

This chapter covers

  • A high-level overview of the Angular framework
  • Generating a new project with Angular CLI
  • Getting started with Angular modules and components
  • Introducing the sample application ngAuction

Angular is an open source JavaScript framework maintained by Google. It’s a complete rewrite of its popular predecessor, AngularJS. The first version of Angular was released in September 2016 under the name Angular 2. Shortly after, the digit 2 was removed from the name, and now it’s just Angular. Twice a year, the Angular team make major releases of this framework. Future releases will include new features, perform better, and generate smaller code bundles, but the architecture of the framework most likely ...

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