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AngularJS by Example

By : Chandermani
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AngularJS by Example

By: Chandermani

Overview of this book

<p>AngularJS makes web JavaScript web development less painful and more organized – it’s unsurprising that today it’s one of the most popular tools in web development.</p> <p>AngularJS by Example helps you get started with this essential web development framework quickly and easily, guiding you through AngularJS by showing you how to create your own real-world applications. By adopting this approach, you can bridge the gap between learning and doing immediately, as you follow the examples to learn the impressive features of Angular and experience a radically simple–and powerful–approach to web development.</p> <p>You’ll begin by creating a simple Guess the Number game, which will help you get to grips with the core components of Angular, including its MVC architecture, and learn how each part interacts with one another. This will give you a solid foundation of knowledge from which you can begin to build more complex applications, such as a 7 minute workout app and an extended personal trainer app. By creating these applications yourself, you will find out how AngularJS manages client-server interactions and how to effectively utilize directives to develop applications further. You’ll also find information on testing your app with tools such as Jasmine, as well as tips and tricks for some of the most common challenges of developing with AngularJS.</p> <p>AngularJS by Example is a unique web development book that will help you get to grips with AngularJS and explore a powerful solution for developing single page applications.</p>
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
AngularJS by Example
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Building a new app


Image a scenario here. We are building a new application and given the super awesomeness of the Angular framework, we have unanimously decided to use Angular. Great! What next? Next is the mundane process of setting up the project.

Although setting up a project/codebase may be a mundane activity, it's still a critical part of any engagement. This activity typically involves:

  • Creating a standard folder structure. This is at times influenced by the server framework (such as RoR, ASP.Net, NodeJS, and others).

  • Adding some standard assets to specific folders.

  • Including any third-party dependency upfront.

  • Setting up unit/E2E testing.

  • Setting up app builds for different environments such as dev, test, and production, again influenced by the server technology involved.

What if we can short-circuit the setup process? This is indeed possible; we just need a seed project or a starter site.

Seed projects

AngularJS has a number of seed projects that can get us started in no time. Some seed...