Synopses & Reviews
Summary
AngularJS in Action covers everything you need to know to get started with the AngularJS framework. As you read, you'll explore all the individual components of the framework and learn how to customize and extend them. You'll discover the emerging patterns for web application architecture and tackle required tasks like communicating with a web server back-end. Along the way, you'll see AngularJS in action by building real world applications with thoroughly commented code.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
AngularJS is a JavaScript-based framework that extends HTML, so you can create dynamic, interactive web applications in the same way you create standard static pages. Out of the box, Angular provides most of the functionality you'll need for basic apps, but you won't want to stop there. Intuitive, easy to customize, and test-friendly, Angular practically begs you to build more interesting apps.
About the Book
AngularJS in Action teaches you everything you need to get started with AngularJS. As you read, you'll learn to build interactive single-page web interfaces, apply emerging patterns like MVVM, and tackle key tasks like communicating with back-end servers. All examples are supported by clear explanations and illustrations along with fully annotated code listings.
This book assumes you know at least some JavaScript. No prior exposure to AngularJS is required.
What's Inside
- Get started with AngularJS
- Write your own components
- Best practices for application architecture
- Progressively build a full-featured application
- Covers Angular JS 1.3
- Sample application updated to the latest version of Angular
About the Author
Lukas Ruebbelke is a full-time web developer and an active contributor to the AngularJS community.
Table of Contents
PART 1 GET ACQUAINTED WITH ANGULARJS
- Hello AngularJS
- Structuring your AngularJS application
PART 2 MAKE SOMETHING WITH ANGULARJS
- Views and controllers
- Models and services
- Directives
- Animations
- Structuring your site with routes
- Forms and validations
APPENDIXES
- Setting up Karma
- Setting up a Node.js server
- Setting up a Firebase server
- Running the app
Synopsis
AngularJS is an innovative web framework from Google that extends the HTML vocabulary, allowing for the creation of dynamic, interactive web applications. Out of the box, Angular provides most of the functionality needed for basic apps, and because it's smart and intuitive, users can build more interesting apps. It's easy to customize and extend, and it's designed to be readable and testable.
AngularJS in Action covers everything readers need to get started with the AngularJS framework. It explores all the individual components of the framework and teaches how to customize and extend them. It looks at emerging patterns for web application architecture and helps readers tackle required tasks like communicating with a web server back-end. Along the way, they'll see AngularJS in action by building real world applications with thoroughly-commented code.
Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
About the Author
Brian Ford studied Computer Science Engineering at University of Michigan and was an intern at Google. He worked on the AngularJS team and spent a considerable amount of time working with the creators of AngularJS. He has contributed to the community by creating the AngularJS Batarang extension and writing numerous blog posts.
Lukas Ruebbelke started programming Flash over 10 years ago and has been building web applications ever since. With the recent explosion of the modern browser, it was a natural transition to JavaScript. He is an active contributor to AngularJS and frequently blogs and speaks about AngularJS.