Angular 6 by Example (eBook)

Harness the power of Angular Components, Router, Forms, Directives and much more to build professional-grade web apps with TypeScript

Key FeaturesGet to grips with #1 JavaScript framework and explore modern concepts for developing single page applicationsDevelop full-featured web applications using Angular 6 and TypeScript from scratchLearn professional web programming techniques to supercharge your Angular projectsBook Description

Angular helps you build faster, more efficient, and more flexible cross-platform applications. Creating complex and rich web applications, with a lighter resource footprint, has never been easier or faster. Angular is now at release 6, with significant changes compared to previous versions.

In this third edition of Angular by Example, you'll build three apps with varying degrees of complexity. The book starts with a simple Guess the Number game, which serves as a platform to launch you into the world of Angular. Next, you will learn to develop a popular 7-Minute Workout app, covering the building blocks of Angular. The final app, 'Personal Trainer' morphs the existing 7-Minute Workout into a full-fledged personal workout builder and runner, covering advanced directive building, which is the most fundamental and powerful feature of Angular. In addition to this, you will learn about testability and the framework constructs Angular provides to effectively test your app. The book concludes by providing you with practical advice and useful tips that will come in handy as you build more apps with Angular.

What you will learnGet introduced to the Angular framework and create a simple guess the number app that explores core features of the framework Dig deeper into the angular framework by building the 7-minute workout app throughout the bookExplore primary building blocks of Angular - components Go deep into the inner workings of Angular 6 directives and componentsLearn about cross-component communication using Angular eventsGet started with the unit and E2E testingUnderstand how to encounter scenarios such as authentication and authorization, localization, performance, and migrating apps from Angular 1 to Angular 6Who this book is for

Angular by Example is an essential guide for beginners who want to get started with Angular. You'll start building applications immediately with the featured examples and uncover a simpler approach to JavaScript web development. Prior experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is necessary.

Chandermani Arora is a software craftsman, with love for technology and expertise on web stack. With years of experience, he has architected, designed, and developed various solutions for Microsoft platforms. He has been building apps on Angular 1 since its early days. Having a passion for the framework every project of his has an Angular footprint. He tries to support the platform in every possible way by writing blogs on various Angular topics or helping fellow developers on StackOverflow, where he is an active member on the Angular channel. He also authored the first edition of this book. Kevin Hennessy is a Senior Software Engineer with Applied Information Sciences. He has 20 years' experience as a developer, team lead, and solutions architect, working on web-based projects, primarily using the Microsoft technology stack. Over the last several years, he has presented and written about single-page applications and JavaScript frameworks, including Knockout, Meteor, and Angular. He has spoken about Angular at the All Things Open conference.