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MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js Fundamentals

By : Paul Oluyege
Book Image

MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js Fundamentals

By: Paul Oluyege

Overview of this book

MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.js Fundamentals is a practical guide to the tried-and-true production-ready MEAN stack, with tips and best practices. The book begins by demystifying the MEAN architecture. You’ll take a look at the features of the JavaScript libraries, technologies, and frameworks that make up a MEAN stack. With this book, you'll not only learn how to develop highly scalable, asynchronous, and event-driven APIs quickly with Express and Node.js, but you'll also be able put your full-stack skills to use by building two full-fledged MEAN applications from scratch. You’ll understand how to build a blogging application using the MEAN stack and get to grips with user authentication using MEAN. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll explore some old and new features of Angular, such as pipes, reactive forms, modules and optimizing apps, animations and unit testing, and much more. By the end of the book, you’ll get ready to take control of the MEAN stack and transform into a full-stack JavaScript developer, developing efficient web applications using Javascript technologies.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js Fundamentals
Preface

Angular Animations and the Latest Angular Features


Animations have several uses; in the case of web applications, they are a powerful tool to enhance user experience. For example, when page transitions are animated, navigation through an application becomes easier. Developers and designers have realized that a clear knowledge of how an application functions can actually be communicated using animations. Therefore, in this section, you'll learn how to make use of the animation module provided by Angular in your application.

Getting Started with the Animation Module

The Angular animation module provides motion and interactive effects on an application's HTML elements by changing styles or transforming the user interface from one state to another state. Animations not only improve the performance of an application, but also user experience, thereby improving application ease of use. Animations can also help to call users' attention to where needed.

To get started using the Animation module,...