AngularJS Essentials

Design and construct reusable, maintainable, and modular web applications with AngularJS

About This Book

• Explore and understand the features of AngularJS to construct advanced web applications from scratch
• Understand how to apply the most important concepts of the framework like directives, expressions, filters, modules, and services
• Experience high-quality delivery by automating tests and optimizing the distribution of the application using tools like Jasmine and Grunt

Who This Book Is For

This book is strongly recommended for those who have a passion for web development and who are looking for a framework that can provide a reusable, maintainable, and modular way to create applications and increase their productivity.

In Detail

This book is a practical guide filled with real-world examples that will help you discover the best practices of the AngularJS framework, covering its most important concepts such as directives, expressions, filters, and modules and guiding you through the steps of building your very own web application.

You will start by learning how to create reusable components with directives, experiencing an expressive way of developing software. Then we will move on to cover data handling, and you will learn how to use the various features of the AngularJS framework to accomplish any challenge related to presenting, transforming, and validating data on a user’s interface.

After that, we will explore the secrets of the dependency injection mechanism available in AngularJS, bringing reuse and testability to your application by decoupling the layers. The book will also cover the best practices of using the framework and how to automate the test and the project’s workflow.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started with AngularJS
Chapter 2: Creating Reusable Components with Directives
Chapter 3: Data Handling
Chapter 4: Dependency Injection and Services
Chapter 5: Scope
Chapter 6: Modules
Chapter 7: Unit Testing
Chapter 8: Automating the Workflow