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AngularBeers with Miško Hevery

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Last Tuesday I attended a talk by Miško Hevery about Angular 2, organized by AngularBeers. The key takeaway: Angular is evolving from a frontend framework into a full platform.

miskohevery Sara (a good coworker and better friend), Miško and me

Two upcoming features will make Angular 2 particularly powerful.

Offline compile

Templates have been error-prone since Angular 1. Even with TypeScript or lint tools, template errors remain undetected until runtime. Angular 1.X compiles templates each time they render.

Angular 2 (without offline compile) compiles templates only once. With offline compiling, templates compile to JavaScript at build time, eliminating browser compilation. The benefits: static type-checking of templates with TypeScript, no runtime compilation, and smaller library size.

Angular Universal

Universal (isomorphic) JavaScript support for Angular 2.

Angular Universal enables server-side Angular 2, providing several advantages:

  1. Better Perceived Performance: Users instantly see a server-rendered view, improving perceived performance and user experience.
  2. Optimized for Search Engines: Server-side pre-rendering ensures all search engines can access your content.
  3. Site Preview: Facebook, Twitter, and other social media apps correctly display preview images. (I have struggled with this problem before---it is frustrating.)