Introduction to Angular

Angular is a platform and framework for building single-page client applications using HTML and TypeScript. It is developed and maintained by Google and is designed to make both the development and testing processes easier.

Angular is a complete rewrite from the same team that built AngularJS.

• Component-based architecture
• Dependency injection
• Two-way data binding
• Routing
• RxJS for reactive programming

Angular is built on a modular architecture, and its core components include:

1. Modules: Containers for a cohesive block of code dedicated to an application domain, a workflow, or a closely related set of capabilities.
2. Components: The building blocks of Angular applications. A component controls a patch of screen called a view.
3. Templates: Define the view for a component. They are written in HTML and can include Angular directives.
4. Services: Used to share data and functionality across components.

Step 1: Install Angular CLI

npm install -g @angular/cli

Step 2: Create a new Angular project

ng new my-angular-app

Step 3: Run the Angular application

cd my-angular-app
ng serve --open

When developing applications with Angular, consider the following best practices:

• Use Angular CLI for project scaffolding.
• Keep components small and focused.
• Use services for business logic and data handling.
• Leverage observables for handling asynchronous data.
• Write unit tests for components and services.