Angular 2 Cookbook by Matt Frisbie

Key FeaturesA 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you as a developer exactly the information you want in exactly the way you want itCovers no legacy material from the outdated Angular release candidates; it is up-to-date with the latest release of Angular 2.4All the code in the book is explicitly written out, and every piece of code shown is a step towards building a simple working exampleBook DescriptionAngular 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 youll 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.What you will learnUnderstand how to best move an Angular 1 application to Angular 2Build a solid foundational understanding of the core elements of Angular 2 such as components, forms, and servicesGain an ability to wield complex topics such as Observables and PromisesProperly implement applications utilizing advanced topics such as dependency injectionKnow how to maximize the performance of Angular 2 applicationsUnderstand the best ways to take an Angular 2 application from TypeScript in a code editor to a fully function application served on your siteGet to know the best practices when organizing and testing a large Angular 2 applicationAbout the AuthorMatt Frisbie is currently a software engineer at Google. He was the author of the Packt Publishing bestseller AngularJS Web Application Development Cookbook and also has published several video series through OReilly. He is active in the Angular community, giving presentations at meetups and doing webcasts.Table of ContentsStrategies for Upgrading to Angular 2Conquering Components and DirectivesBuilding Template-Driven and Reactive FormsMastering PromisesReactiveX ObservablesThe Component RouterServices, Dependency Injection, and NgModuleApplication Organization and ManagementAngular 2 TestingPerformance and Advanced Concepts