Chapter 1: Angular Introduction: What It Is, and Why You Should Use It

by Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski

In this article, I’m going to give you a general overview of a very popular and widely used client-side framework called Angular. This Angular introduction is mostly aimed at newcomer developers who have little experience with JS frameworks and wish to learn the basic idea behind Angular as well as understand its differences from AngularJS.

A JavaScript framework is a kind of buzzword these days: everyone keeps discussing these frameworks, and many developers are arguing about the best solution.

So, let’s get this Angular introduction started, shall we?

Why Do I Need a Framework?

If you’re not sure what a JavaScript (or client-side) framework is, ...

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