Angular 2 Cookbook

Over 70 recipes to build applications with Angular 2

Key Features:

• A first-rate reference guide with a clear structure and intuitive index that gives you as a developer exactly the information you want in exactly the way you want it
• Covers no legacy material from the outdated Angular release candidates; it is up-to-date with the latest release of Angular 2.4
• All the code in the book is explicitly written out, and every piece of code shown is a step towards building a simple working example

Book Description:

Angular 2 introduces an entirely new way to build applications. It wholly embraces all the newest concepts that are built into the next generation of browsers, and it cuts away all the fat and bloat from Angular 1. This book plunges directly into the heart of all the most important Angular 2 concepts for you to conquer. In addition to covering all the Angular 2 fundamentals, such as components, forms, and services, it demonstrates how the framework embraces a range of new web technologies such as ES6 and TypeScript syntax, Promises, Observables, and Web Workers, among many others.

This book covers all the most complicated Angular concepts and at the same time introduces the best practices with which to wield these powerful tools. It also covers in detail all the concepts you'll need to get you building applications faster. Oft-neglected topics such as testing and performance optimization are widely covered as well. A developer that reads through all the content in this book will have a broad and deep understanding of all the major topics in the Angular 2 universe.

What You Will Learn:

• Understand how to best move an Angular 1 application to Angular 2
• Build a solid foundational understanding of the core elements of Angular 2 such as components, forms, and services
• Gain an ability to wield complex topics such as Observables and Promises
• Properly implement applications utilizing advanced topics such as dependency injection
• Know how to maximize the performance of Angular 2 applications
• Understand the best ways to take an Angular 2 application from TypeScript in a code editor to a fully function application served on your site
• Get to know the best practices when organizing and testing a large Angular 2 application

Who this book is for:

This book is for developers who are competent with JavaScript and are looking to dive headfirst into the TypeScript edition of Angular 2. This book is also geared towards developers with experience in Angular 1 who are looking to make the transition.