Switching to Angular 2

Switching to Angular 2

<h4>Key Features</h4><ul><li>Get up to date with the latest changes to Angular 2, including the improvements to directives, change detection, dependency injection, router, and more</li><li>Understand Angular 2's new component-based architecture</li><li>Start using TypeScript to supercharge your Angular 2 applications</li></ul><h4>Book Description</h4><p>AngularJS is a JavaScript framework that makes building web applications easier. It is used today in large-scale, high-traffic websites that struggle with under-performance, portability issues, as well as SEO unfriendliness, and complexity at scale.</p><p>Angular 2 changes that.</p><p>It is the modern framework you need to build performant and robust web applications. “Switching to Angular 2” is the quickest way to get to grips with Angular 2 and will help you transition in to the brave new world of Angular 2.</p><p>We'll start with an overview which sets the changes of the framework in context with version 1.x. After that, you will be taken on a TypeScript crash-course so we can take advantage of Angular 2 in its native, statically-typed environment. We'll look at the new change-detection method in detail, how Directives and Components change how you create websites with Angular, the new Angular 2 router, and much more.</p><p>By the end of the book, you'll be ready to start building quick and efficient Angular 2 applications that take advantage of all the new features on offer.</p><h4>What you will learn</h4><ul><li>Understand the changes made from Angular 1.x with side-by-side code samples to help demystify the Angular 2 learning curve</li><li>Start working with Angular 2's new method of implementing directives</li><li>Use TypeScript to write modern, powerful Angular 2 applications</li><li>Dig in to the change-detection method, and other architectural changes to make sure you know what's going on under the hood of Angular 2.</li><li>Get to work with the new router in Angular 2</li><li>Use the new features of Angular 2 including pipes, or the updated features such as forms, services, and the DI module</li><li>Master server-side rendering in Angular 2 to keep your new applications SEO friendly</li></ul><h4>About the Author</h4><p><b>Minko Gechev</b> is a software engineer who strongly believes in open source software. He has developed numerous such projects, including AngularJS 1.x and Angular 2 style guides, angular2-seed, a static code analyzer for Angular 2 projects, aspect.js, angular-aop, and many others. He runs training courses in JavaScript, Angular, and other web technologies.</p><p>Minko loves to experiment with theoretical concepts from computer science and apply them in practice. He has spoken about Angular and software development at worldwide conferences and meetups, including ng-vegas, AngularConnect, ITWeekend Kiev, AngularJS-SF, and Angular Berlin.</p><h4>Table of Contents</h4><ol><li>Getting Started with Angular 2</li><li>The Building Blocks of an Angular 2 Application</li><li>TypeScript Crash Course</li><li>Getting Started with Angular 2 Components and Directives</li><li>Dependency Injection in Angular 2</li><li>Working with the Angular 2 Router and Forms</li><li>Explaining Pipes and Communicating with RESTful Services</li><li>Development Experience and Server-Side Rendering</li></ol>