Chapter 1: The Ultimate Angular CLI Reference Guide

by Jurgen Van de Moere

In this article, we’ll have a look at what Angular CLI is, what it can do for you, and how it performs some of its magic behind the scenes. Even if you already use Angular CLI, this article can serve as a reference to better understand its inner workings.

Technically, you’re not required to use Angular CLI to develop an Angular application, but its many features can highly improve the quality of your code and save you a lot of time along the way.

Some History

On September 15, 2016, Angular Final was released.

Where AngularJS 1.x was limited to a framework, Angular has grown into an ambitious platform that allows you to develop fast and scalable applications across all ...

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