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Develop smaller, lighter web apps that are simple to create and easy to test, extend, and maintain as they grow. This hands-on guide introduces you to AngularJS, the open source JavaScript framework that uses Model–view–controller (MVC) architecture, data binding, client-side templates, and dependency injection to create a much-needed structure for building web apps.
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Paperback, 196 pages
Published
April 28th 2013
by O'Reilly Media
(first published January 1st 2013)
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I would rate this one as a pretty solid introduction to AngularJS, covering the framework's philosophy, the core APIs, and getting into a few (but not all) of the nuts-and-bolts. By the time you get to the end of it, you should be able to build a non-trivial app in Angular -- though the jury's out on exactly how non-trivial that will be. Green and Seshadri have a clear and straightforward approach to presenting the material (no tricks!) and it (mostly) helps that they're both so deeply involved
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I was frustrated with the examples of Angular JS on the official site, and wanted something higher-level that would give me a general tour of the language and framework, then dive into the nitty-gritty of how various features work. I rate this guide as excellent on the first point and mediocre on the second.
As far as introducing the main features of the language, such as controllers, injection, and directives, the book does an excellent job of explaining the general concept behind these abstract ...more
As far as introducing the main features of the language, such as controllers, injection, and directives, the book does an excellent job of explaining the general concept behind these abstract ...more
Considering it's one of a handful of books on the fairly new framework it does a good job in providing an introduction.
Although, having worked on a fairly complex Angularjs app, I did find it a bit lacking in code samples for some of the issues we encountered along the way.
Good start. Looking forward to seeing more books on the subject ...more
Although, having worked on a fairly complex Angularjs app, I did find it a bit lacking in code samples for some of the issues we encountered along the way.
Good start. Looking forward to seeing more books on the subject ...more
An excellent and thorough introduction to AngularJS. I'd recommend going through the tutorial on the home page of AngularJS's site first to get some context, then read this. It's easy to read from beginning to end, and chock full of useful information.
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Teaches the basic, but it's really out of date.
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good for getting started
I have been hearing about the AngularJS library for a few months now, people often praising it as the new paradigm of web development. It is basically a JavaScript MVC framework that makes heavy use of markup language in order to declare the desired behavior. Invented at Google by Miško Hevery, it uses cacheable templates, databinding and dependency injection to combine the various components that otherwise are independent and testable. It also comes with its own testing framework (unit and end-
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This book packed a lot of content in a tiny package. Reading it at a time where angular Js is nearing the end of its life just gives me hope for the future. It was written before components were the main way of structuring angular applications and you would have to ignore that if you really want to get the most out of it. Still recommend it if you want a high level overview of how things work in Angular Js.
Really nice book to get up and running with AngularJS. It also has a few nice tips on programming principles.
I found the APress Angular book to be more comprehensive
lmao i didn't realize this book was from 2013
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My background:
Worked on 3 relatively small (tens of KLOCs of JS/HTML Angular code) before reading this book. Had contact before with most of the subjects covered in the book (my experience with directives being relatively the weakest part).
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Pretty solid introduction to Angular framework. Contrary to most books these days I didn't have a feeling of slow pace (I'd say it is just OK). Size of the book (~300 pages) is IMHO enough for introduction that generally covers all the topics ( ...more
Worked on 3 relatively small (tens of KLOCs of JS/HTML Angular code) before reading this book. Had contact before with most of the subjects covered in the book (my experience with directives being relatively the weakest part).
As for the book:
Pretty solid introduction to Angular framework. Contrary to most books these days I didn't have a feeling of slow pace (I'd say it is just OK). Size of the book (~300 pages) is IMHO enough for introduction that generally covers all the topics ( ...more
I'll start with the positives.
The book has some good information on the basics about AngularJS. The author has no doubt explained the concepts of this new programming model in a very easy and understandable manner.
The chapters in the book start slow, but pick up the pace pretty quickly. Building the app along with the book in the Chapter 4 helped me understand a lot more about the subject.
Chapter 8 also has some very good code samples that will assist you when you get stuck in your app.
But, the ...more
The book has some good information on the basics about AngularJS. The author has no doubt explained the concepts of this new programming model in a very easy and understandable manner.
The chapters in the book start slow, but pick up the pace pretty quickly. Building the app along with the book in the Chapter 4 helped me understand a lot more about the subject.
Chapter 8 also has some very good code samples that will assist you when you get stuck in your app.
But, the ...more
A good overview, but I would have appreciated a little bit of a more "backstage" view of Angular - i.e., how it all works behind the scenes. I find that is often most helpful in figuring out why the framework doesn't work the way I think it should.
I should also add that the book sort of fell apart around chapter 7 - I found that chapter a bit more disorganized and less-helpful than the rest of the book. The sidebar on $scope.apply was almost comically unclear, despite its pretense of clarifying ...more
I should also add that the book sort of fell apart around chapter 7 - I found that chapter a bit more disorganized and less-helpful than the rest of the book. The sidebar on $scope.apply was almost comically unclear, despite its pretense of clarifying ...more
From the conclusion: “Our aim with this book was to provide a solid foundation from which one can begin her explorations and become comfortable with developing in AngularJS.”
With that, I'd say they achieved their goal. It's not a very thorough book, giving only a basic treatment to most Angular concepts. I got it during a 50% off sale, and for $7.49 it's a decent book. For $15... I'm not sure. There's a lot of info on the internet about Angular which probably covers the same topics with the same ...more
With that, I'd say they achieved their goal. It's not a very thorough book, giving only a basic treatment to most Angular concepts. I got it during a 50% off sale, and for $7.49 it's a decent book. For $15... I'm not sure. There's a lot of info on the internet about Angular which probably covers the same topics with the same ...more
A large number of the examples are incorrectly printed and won't work without changes, which left me with an awful taste in my mouth. I was unsure whether they were misprinted on purpose, as an exercise to the reader to figure out what was wrong, or if the author/editors really never bothered to check any of the example code. Book was ok otherwise, although much of the examples aren't much better than the examples on the official AngularJS site.
See Errata page at http://oreilly.com/catalog/errat ...more
See Errata page at http://oreilly.com/catalog/errat ...more
This was a good introductory book to Angular, the examples were useful and the presentation was great for reading cover to cover. It was short, but, I still feel like I could edit existing Angular code after having read it.
With that said, I do not feel that I could create new functionality from only what I learned in this book. I will need to invest more time into working other examples to enable that kind of work.
With that said, I do not feel that I could create new functionality from only what I learned in this book. I will need to invest more time into working other examples to enable that kind of work.
Excellent introduction to the beginner and intermediate front-end dev. This or something of similar quality is necessary for the newer JS dev to get started as there's far too steep a learning-curve to tackle. Perhaps most importantly it starts the important step of establishing the necessary patterns which - for the beginner - are wholly unknown. Though like most JS books it's at risk of becoming dated rapidly.
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Really lacking. Book is a list of individual chapters tied together. Or at least that's what my impression was at the time of reading it.
It felt really disjointed and badly directed. The Angular documentation had better tutorials at that time and I can't say the Angular documentation is good even to date.
I recommend going for the AngularJS Up and Running book which is the new edition of this book that does justice. ...more
It felt really disjointed and badly directed. The Angular documentation had better tutorials at that time and I can't say the Angular documentation is good even to date.
I recommend going for the AngularJS Up and Running book which is the new edition of this book that does justice. ...more
This book is one of the first books about angularjs, it doesn't have in-depth info about the framework, but does a great job as introductory book to the framework, make sure to check the errata since there are many mistakes.
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Nice and extensive introduction to AngularJS. Some subjects are covered only superficially, but more than enough to get you going. I found some typos that made me re-read twice, and also some passages could be improved, but overall it covers most, if not all, Angular's features well enough.
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Many of the examples had simple mistakes that I eventually figured out but could of done without the hassle of debugging.
Difficulty level varies dramatically.
I ended up learning more from egghead.io
Difficulty level varies dramatically.
I ended up learning more from egghead.io
If you are a novice in angular, I will definitely recommend this book. Every feature in angular js well augmented and explained with examples. This is undoubtedly one of the best books on angular in the market
I don't particularly like the 20 page code example kind of books. But other than that this is a great introduction to angular, and the integration with RequireJS and testing with jasmine and Karma were definitely a plus for the book.
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This good really helped me to go beyond the basics in AngularJS.
For me, this made the Angular way "click" in my head, much more so than the online docs.
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I think it was off to a great start in the first chapters then starting with the tools chapter it started to introduce to many new (for me complex) things simultainiusly.
Interesting JS framework for frontend tinkering, but the text had some annoying typos and bugs.
clear and concise intro to angular. written to be read casually by people who know about frontend tech. will search for a next book with deeper insights to extend my knowledge of angular.
Quite a nice book. Not too basic that it gets boring, quite challenging while still motivating instead of frustrating you.
Some of the examples needs correction to match the description.
Some of the examples needs correction to match the description.
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