Learn frontend development the Angular way – build your first production-grade web applications from scratch in Angular 19 with the help of expert guidance and step-by-step explanations.

Key Features

• Explore the basics of Angular 19 development, from components and templates to forms, routing, and services
• Get up to speed with the new paradigms modern Angular brings, including standalone APIs, new control flow syntax, Signals, and server-side rendering (SSR)
• Discover best practices for building, deploying, debugging, and testing Angular applications

Book Description

Angular is an extremely fast, cross-platform JavaScript framework loved by millions. Learning Angular is a comprehensive introduction to the framework from an experienced Angular developer and Google Developer Expert. You’ll learn the Angular way of development as you build a real-world app from the ground up.

Updated for Angular 19, this fifth edition tackles landmark changes in Angular after the “Angular Renaissance”. It covers app creation with standalone components, Angular Signals, and the new control flow syntax, while acknowledging differences in approach in older Angular code. You’ll also find a brand-new chapter on optimizing performance with SSR and hydration, as well as revamped content on TypeScript.

Angular developers of all experience levels will benefit from this book. It is especially useful if you are new to Angular, as it will help you get to grips with the bare bones of the framework.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to create Angular applications with TypeScript from scratch and apply best practices in any Angular codebase.

What you will learn

• Use the Angular CLI to scaffold, build, and deploy new Angular applications
• Create Angular applications using standalone APIs
• Build rich components with Angular template syntax
• Apply reactivity patterns with the RxJS library and Signals
• Craft beautiful user interfaces using Angular Material
• Create HTTP data services to access APIs and provide data to components
• Improve your debugging and error handling skills during runtime and development
• Optimize application performance with SSR and hydration techniques

Who this book is for

This book is for JavaScript developers and web developers dipping their feet for the first time in the world of frontend development with Angular, as well as those migrating to the Angular framework to build professional web applications. Current Angular developers looking to catch up with modern Angular will also find this book useful.

You'll need prior exposure to JavaScript and a solid foundation in the basics of web programming before you get started with this book.

Table of Contents

1. Building Your First Angular Application
2. Introduction to TypeScript
3. Structuring User Interfaces with Components
4. Enriching Applications Using Pipes and Directives
5. Managing Complex Tasks with Services
6. Reactive Patterns in Angular
7. Tracking Application State with Signals
8. Communicating with Data Services over HTTP
9. Navigating through Applications with Routing
10. Collecting User Data with Forms
11. Handling Application Errors
12. Introduction to Angular Material
13. Unit Testing Angular Applications
14. Bringing Applications to Production
15. Optimizing Application Performance

Review

"Aris has a unique ability to break down complex concepts into digestible content, making learning Angular accessible and enjoyable for developers of all levels. Whether you're just beginning your journey or architecting a production app, this guide will undoubtedly help you advance your understanding of Angular."

Bonnie Brennan, Founder of TechStackNation.com, Enterprise Architect, and Angular GDE

“Aris' perseverance in meeting the community's expectations, his enormous technical skill in deconstructing complex concepts, and his excellent narrative ability are the reasons why I consider this book a powerful key that will open doors to a fascinating future for you and many others.”

Pablo Deeleman, Frontend Architect at GitKraken

“For anyone new to Angular, this book is an essential resource that complements the learning experience on angular.dev.”

Connie Leung, Google Developer Expert for Angular

“A must-read natural extension to Angular’s official docs.”

Daniel Glejzner, Microsoft MVP, Nx Champion

“Learning Angular provides the reader with an experience of building upon a simple application that is introduced at the beginning of the book. With each chapter, the concepts extend this application by using different building blocks provided by Angular, such as components, pipes, directives, forms handling, and routing. In addition, it demonstrates how to use Angular Material, test the application, and put it into production.”

Manfred Steyer, Google Developer Expert

“The must-have angular resource that goes in depth on all the things you need to learn to begin your journey with Angular.”

Jordan Powell, Google Developer Expert

About the Author

Aristeidis Bampakos is a Web Development Team Lead at Plex-Earth who specializes in the development of web applications with Angular. He has been an Angular Google Developer Expert (GDE) since 2020 and works as an Angular Senior Tech Instructor at Code.Hub, a private educational institute, where he nurtures aspiring Angular developers and professionals. He is also the author of Angular Projects with Packt.