How I've Improved My Angular Apps by Banning ng-controller

The "Angular 2.0 Core" talk by Igor Minar and Tobias Bosch was an ng-europe highlight for me. What they basically did was announce a mass slaughter of Angular 1.x features and API cruft, worthy of a Game of Thrones wedding.

One of my favourite moments was when they announced the removal of controllers. This is because I've recently come to a realization that using standalone controllers, as with ng-controller, rarely leads to an optimal design.

RIP controllers. Angular 2.0 will just use compone...