Synopses & Reviews
AngularJS has skyrocketed to immense popularity as the #1 modern JavaScript framework for rapid web application development. Increasingly, Microsoft developers want to discover all that it can do for them. Now, there's a complete introduction to AngularJS that helps you build on your existing .NET knowledge to flatten the AngularJS learning curve and quickly master today's best practices for AngularJS development. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself AngularJS for .NET Developers in 24 Hours will help you leverage AngularJS's remarkable power to streamline practically any web development project. Each short, easy lesson builds on all that's come before, guiding you smoothly to mastery. The authors cover all this, and much more:
- Comparing AngularJS with .NET, and discovering how they can work together
- Understanding core AngularJS concepts through the lens of a .NET developer
- Mastering Visual Studio 2015 front-end development tools and high-productivity workflows
- Discovering key JavaScript design patterns that support AngularJS (and their similarities to C#)
- Using AngularJS modules, controllers, views, databinding, and event handling
- Implementing AngularJS services
- Working with directives, custom directives and dependency injection
- Setting up AngularJS routing
- Best practice strategies for organizing AngularJS applications
- Sophisticated AngularJS techniques, including filters, advanced patterns, and communication between controllers
- Preparing to deploy your code
- Deploying AngularJS code to the Microsoft Azure cloud
- Testing and debugging
- Integrating Angular .JS with .NET Web Forms and .NET MVC
- Using WebAPI to build REST APIs in .NET and consume their services in AngularJS
- Combining AngularJS with .NET SignalR to build real-time web apps
- Extending AngularJS development with bower, gulp, and webstorm
- Previewing the future of AngularJS
Throughout, step-by-step instructions walk you through common questions, issues, and tasks; Q-and-As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test your knowledge; "Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice and shortcuts; and "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems. By the time you're finished, you'll have all the skills and code you'll need to supercharge web development with AngularJS -- whether you're building from scratch, or integrating with existing .NET code.
Synopsis
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with AngularJS in your Microsoft .NET environment. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on your .NET skills and knowledge, helping you quickly learn the essentials of AngularJS, and use it to streamline any web development project.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks.
Q&A sections, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge.
By The Way notes present interesting pieces of information.
Try it Yourself sidebars offer advice or teach an easier way to do something.
Watch Out cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster.
Dennis Sheppard is a Front-End Architect at NextTier Education in Chicago, IL. He has delivered enterprise solutions for the private equity, insurance, healthcare, education, and distribution industries. Christopher Miller is an Architect at West Monroe Partners. He has built solutions for the higher education, private equity, and renewable energy industries. AJ Liptak, is a Senior Consultant at West Monroe Partners specializing in modern web application development. He has delivered transformative solutions for the telecom, healthcare, finance, and distribution industries.
Learn how to...
- Build AngularJS web apps from scratch, or integrate with existing .NET code
- Organize, reuse, and test JavaScript web application code far more effectively
- Discover key JavaScript design patterns that support AngularJS (and their similarities to C#)
- Use AngularJS modules, controllers, views, data-binding, and event handling
- Implement AngularJS services efficiently
- Work with directives, custom directives, and dependency injection
- Set up AngularJS routing
- Apply best practices for organizing AngularJS applications
- Master sophisticated AngularJS techniques, including filters, advanced patterns, and communication between controllers
- Deploy AngularJS code to the Microsoft Azure cloud
- Unit-test and debug your single page applications
- Integrate AngularJS with .NET Web Forms and .NET MVC
- Build REST APIs in .NET and consume their services in AngularJS
- Combine AngularJS with .NET SignalR to build real-time web apps
- Extend AngularJS development with bower, gulp, and webstorm
- Preview the future of AngularJS: Version 2.0 and beyond
Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started With Front End Development
Hour 1. The Case for Front End Development And Angular
Hour 2. JavaScript Patterns
Hour 3. Tools for Modern Front End Development in Visual Studio
Part II: Intro to Angular
Hour 4. Modules
Hour 5. Controllers
Hour 6. Views, Databinding, and Event Handling
Hour 7. Angular Services Part I
Hour 8. Angular Services Part II
Hour 9. Intro to Directives
Hour 10. Custom Directives
Hour 11. Dependency Injection
Hour 12. Routing
Hour 13. Application Organization
Part III: Advanced Angular
Hour 14. Angular Filters
Hour 15. Angular Patterns
Hour 16. Communication between Controllers
Hour 17. Getting Ready to Deploy
Hour 18. Unit Testing
Hour 19. Debugging
Part IV: Bringing Angular into your .NET App
Hour 20. Angular With .NET Web Forms
Hour 21. Angular With .NET MVC
Hour 22. Angular With WebAPI
Hour 23. Angular With SignalR
Part V: What's Next
Hour 24. What's Next