Discover core concepts, advanced techniques, and end-to-end solutions for building production-ready applications Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook. Key Features Explore updated and new recipes to fill gaps in your knowledge while using Angular in production Discover industry best practices and tooling to enhance your development experience with Angular’s renaissance Gain an understanding of advanced Angular topics to become a proficient enterprise web developer Book DescriptionAngular has long been the framework of choice for web development projects of various scales, offering much-needed stability and a rich tooling ecosystem for building production-ready web and mobile apps. This recipe-based guide to Angular will help you build up your Angular expertise with a wide range of recipes across key tasks in web development and show you how to build high-performance apps. In this second edition, the recipes have been updated, added, and improved based on developer feedback and new challenges. The first few chapters will show you how to utilize core Angular concepts such as components, directives, and services to get you ready for building frontend web apps. You’ll then develop web components with Angular and go on to learn about advanced concepts such as dynamic components loading and state management with NgRx for achieving real-time performance. Later chapters will focus on recipes for effectively testing your Angular apps to make them fail-safe, before progressing to techniques for optimizing your app’s performance. Finally, you’ll create Progressive Web Apps (PWA) with Angular to provide an intuitive experience for users. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to create full-fledged, professional-looking Angular apps and have the skills you need for frontend development.What you will learn Gain a better understanding of how components, services, and directives work in Angular Get to grips with creating Progressive Web Apps using Angular from scratch Build rich animations and add them to your Angular apps Manage your app’s data reactivity using RxJS Implement state management for your Angular apps with NgRx Optimize the performance of your new and existing web apps Write fail-safe unit tests and end-to-end tests for your web apps using Jest and Cypress Get familiar with Angular CDK components for designing effective Angular components Who this book is for This book is for intermediate-level Angular developers looking for actionable solutions to common problems in Angular enterprise development. Mobile developers using Angular will also find the recipes in this book useful. Working experience with JavaScript and TypeScript is necessary to understand the topics covered in this book more effectively.

Discover actionable solutions to everyday problems in building applications with Angular and TypeScript, from app design to production deployment Key FeaturesExplore recipes across core Angular topics to fill gaps in your knowledge of using Angular in productionDiscover industry best practices and tooling to enhance your development experience with AngularUnderstand advanced topics in Angular to help you become a proficient enterprise web developerBook Description The Angular framework, powered by Google, is the framework of choice for many web development projects built across varying scales. It's known to provide much-needed stability and a rich tooling ecosystem for building production-ready web and mobile apps. This recipe-based guide enables you to learn Angular concepts in depth using a step-by-step approach. You'll explore a wide range of recipes across key tasks in web development that will help you build high-performance apps. The book starts by taking you through core Angular concepts such as Angular components, directives, and services to get you ready for building frontend web apps. You'll develop web components with Angular and go on to cover advanced concepts such as dynamic components loading and state management with NgRx for achieving real-time performance. Later chapters will focus on recipes for effectively testing your Angular apps to make them fail-safe, before progressing to techniques for optimizing your app's performance. Finally, you'll create Progressive Web Apps (PWA) with Angular to provide an intuitive experience for users. By the end of this Angular book, you'll be able to create full-fledged, professional-looking Angular apps and have the skills you need for frontend development, which are crucial for an enterprise Angular developer. What you will learnGain a better understanding of how components, services, and directives work in AngularUnderstand how to create Progressive Web Apps using Angular from scratchBuild rich animations and add them to your Angular appsManage your app's data reactivity using RxJSImplement state management for your Angular apps with NgRxOptimize the performance of your new and existing web appsWrite fail-safe unit tests and end-to-end tests for your web apps using Jest and CypressGet familiar with Angular CDK components for designing effective Angular componentsWho this book is for The book is for intermediate-level Angular web developers looking for actionable solutions to common problems in Angular enterprise development. Mobile developers using Angular technologies will also find this book useful. Working experience with JavaScript and TypeScript is necessary to understand the topics covered in this book more effectively.

Discover over 70 recipes that provide the solutions you need to know to face every challenge in Angular 2 head on About This Book 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 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. 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 In Detail 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. Style and approach This book follows a cookbook approach—each recipe presents a unique problem to which the solution is presented in a clear, concise, and manner step-by-step manner. With practical hands-on guidance in each and every recipe, you'll be able to get to grips with the concepts.

Discover actionable solutions to everyday problems in building applications with Angular and TypeScript, from app design to production deployment Key Features: Explore recipes across core Angular topics to fill gaps in your knowledge of using Angular in production Discover industry best practices and tooling to enhance your development experience with Angular Understand advanced topics in Angular to help you become a proficient enterprise web developer Book Description: The Angular framework, powered by Google, is the framework of choice for many web development projects built across varying scales. It's known to provide much-needed stability and a rich tooling ecosystem for building production-ready web and mobile apps. This recipe-based guide enables you to learn Angular concepts in depth using a step-by-step approach. You'll explore a wide range of recipes across key tasks in web development that will help you build high-performance apps. The book starts by taking you through core Angular concepts such as Angular components, directives, and services to get you ready for building frontend web apps. You'll develop web components with Angular and go on to cover advanced concepts such as dynamic components loading and state management with NgRx for achieving real-time performance. Later chapters will focus on recipes for effectively testing your Angular apps to make them fail-safe, before progressing to techniques for optimizing your app's performance. Finally, you'll create Progressive Web Apps (PWA) with Angular to provide an intuitive experience for users. By the end of this Angular book, you'll be able to create full-fledged, professional-looking Angular apps and have the skills you need for frontend development, which are crucial for an enterprise Angular developer. What You Will Learn: Gain a better understanding of how components, services, and directives work in Angular Understand how to create Progressive Web Apps using Angular from scratch Build rich animations and add them to your Angular apps Manage your app's data reactivity using RxJS Implement state management for your Angular apps with NgRx Optimize the performance of your new and existing web apps Write fail-safe unit tests and end-to-end tests for your web apps using Jest and Cypress Get familiar with Angular CDK components for designing effective Angular components Who this book is for: The book is for intermediate-level Angular web developers looking for actionable solutions to common problems in Angular enterprise development. Mobile developers using Angular technologies will also find this book useful. Working experience with JavaScript and TypeScript is necessary to understand the topics covered in this book more effectively.

Extend the capabilities of AngularJS and build dynamic web applications by creating customized directives with this selection of more than 30 recipes About This Book Learn how to extend HTML templates in new ways to build even better web applications with exceptional interface components Build reusable directives for large-scale AngularJS applications Create even sophisticated and impressive modern web apps with ease Who This Book Is For This book is for developers with AngularJS experience who want to extend their knowledge to create or customize directives in any type of AngularJS application. Some experience of modern tools such as Yeoman and Bower would be helpful, but is not a requirement. What You Will Learn Build and customize external HTML templates, and create simple, effective directives for common interface components Learn how to use Controller function and any Bootstrap UI directives to manipulate the DOM and how to transform any UI library into AngularJS directives Construct an AngularJS application to use shared components and validate your HTML5 Discover how to use jQuery events and manipulate the DOM using jQuery UI inside AngularJS applications Create custom directives for ongoing projects using Yeoman generators, and find out how to implement standalone directives Build reusable directives for Large AngularJS applications and extend directives to use dynamic templates Write unit test for directives using the Karma runner and Jasmine's behavior-driven development framework In Detail AngularJS directives are at the center of what makes it such an exciting – and important - web development framework. With directives, you can take greater control over HTML elements on your web pages – they 'direct' Angular's HTML compiler to behave in the way you want it to. It makes building modern web applications a much more expressive experience, and allows you to focus more closely on improving the way that user interaction impacts the DOM and the way your app manages data. If you're already using Angular, you probably recognize the power of directives to transform the way you understand and build your projects – but customizing and creating your own directives to harness AngularJS to its full potential can be more challenging. This cookbook shows you how to do just that – it's a valuable resource that demonstrates how to use directives at every stage in the workflow. Packed with an extensive range of solutions and tips that AngularJS developers shouldn't do without, you'll find out how to make the most of directives. You'll find recipes demonstrating how to build a number of different user interface components with directives, so you can take complete control over how users interact with your application. You'll also learn how directives can simplify the way you work by creating reusable directives – by customizing them with Yeoman you can be confident that you're application has the robust architecture that forms the bedrock of the best user experiences. You'll also find recipes that will help you learn how to unit test directives, so you can be confident in the reliability and performance of your application. Whether you're looking for guidance to dive deeper into AngularJS directives, or you want a reliable resource, relevant to today's web development challenges, AngularJS Directives Cookbook delivers everything you need in an easily accessible way. Style and approach This book easy-to-follow guide is packed with hands-on recipes to help you build modular AngularJS applications with custom directives. It presents tips on using the best tools and various ways to use these tools for front-end development.

Over 50 recipes to create full-stack high-performance web applications using pure JavaScript and the MEAN stack. About This Book Architect a fully functional stand-alone web application, including the web server, database, and front-end web application Improve the performance and maintainability of your MEAN stack application with tips for configuration and optimization Highlights MEAN Stack best practices when working with your application Who This Book Is For If you are a JavaScript developer who wants to create high-performing, modern web applications with the MEAN stack, this is the book for you. Web developers familiar with some parts of the MEAN stack will find this a comprehensive guide to fleshing out the other technologies and skills they need to build all JavaScript web applications. Developers interested in transitioning from other web application stacks to an all-JavaScript environment will find a wealth of information about how to work in a MEAN stack environment. To get the most from this book, you should have a general understanding of web servers and web applications. You are expected to have a basic understanding of running JavaScript, both in a web browser and outside it, using Node.js and the NPM package manager. What You Will Learn Bootstrap a new MEAN stack web application using Node.js and Express Build a single-page application (SPA) with Angular and Angular-CLI Improve browser performance by optimizing your web application resources using Webpack Model complex JSON object relationships in MongoDB using Mongoose Debug all the layers of a MEAN stack application, including working with source maps Build Restful APIs using Express.js and JSON Web Token (JWT) for user authentication Use automated testing to improve the reliability and quality of your MEAN stack application In Detail The MEAN Stack is a framework for web application development using JavaScript-based technologies; MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js. If you want to expand your understanding of using JavaScript to produce a fully functional standalone web application, including the web server, user interface, and database, then this book can help guide you through that transition. This book begins by configuring the frontend of the MEAN stack web application using the Angular JavaScript framework. We then implement common user interface enhancements before moving on to configuring the server layer of our MEAN stack web application using Express for our backend APIs. You will learn to configure the database layer of your MEAN stack web application using MongoDB and the Mongoose framework, including modeling relationships between documents. You will explore advanced topics such as optimizing your web application using WebPack as well as the use of automated testing with the Mocha and Chai frameworks. By the end of the book, you should have acquired a level of proficiency that allows you to confidently build a full production-ready and scalable MEAN stack application. Style and Approach This book is a guide of MEAN Stack specific solutions to common web application problems and includes in-depth guides for each layer of the application stack. Readers looking to upgrade their MEAN Stack web application will find recipes within to help them transition.

This is not your grandmother's JavaScript cookbook. If you have a foundational understanding of the framework and want to expand your AngularJS skillset with strategies and methodologies for building performant and scaleable production applications, this is the book for you. This book assumes you have an understanding of the basics of AngularJS, and experience with JavaScript.