Angular (web framework)

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Google designed Angular as a ground-up rewrite of AngularJS. Unlike AngularJS, Angular does not have a concept of "scope" or controllers; instead, it uses a hierarchy of components as its primary architectural characteristic.{{cite web|url=https://angular.io/guide/architecture|title=Angular Docs|website=angular.io}} Angular has a different expression syntax, focusing on "[ ]" for property binding, and "( )" for event binding.{{cite web |url=https://gorrion.io/blog/angularjs-vs-angular/ |title= What's the difference between AngularJS and Angular? |date=September 19, 2017 |website= gorrion.io |access-date=2018-01-28}} Angular recommends the use of Microsoft's TypeScript language, which introduces features such as static typing, generics, and type annotations.

Angular uses a component-based architecture, which allows developers to build encapsulated, reusable user interface elements. Each component encapsulates its own HTML, CSS, and TypeScript, making it easier to manage and test individual pieces of an application.{{Cite web |title=Composing with Components · Angular |url=https://angular.dev/essentials/components |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

Angular supports two-way data binding,{{Cite book |last=Chidester |first=Ashlan |title=Discover Angular |date=2024-04-23 |isbn=9798224446049}} which synchronizes data between the model and the view. This ensures that any changes in the view are automatically reflected in the model and vice versa.{{Cite web |title=Understanding binding · Angular |url=https://angular.dev/guide/templates/binding |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

Angular has a built-in dependency injection system that makes it easier to manage and inject dependencies into components and services. This promotes modularity and easier testing.{{Cite web |title=Dependency injection in Angular |url=https://angular.dev/guide/di |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

Angular extends HTML with additional attributes called directives. Directives offer functionality to change the behavior or appearance of DOM elements.{{Cite web |title=Directives · Overview · Angular |url=https://angular.dev/guide/directives |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

Angular includes a router that allows developers to define and manage application states and navigation paths, making it easier to build single-page applications with complex routing.{{Cite web |title=Routing · Overview · Angular |url=https://angular.dev/guide/routing |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

The Angular CLI (Command Line Interface) provides a set of tools for creating, building, testing, and deploying Angular applications. It enables rapid application setup and simplifies ongoing development tasks.{{Cite web |title=Angular CLI · Overview · Angular |url=https://angular.dev/tools/cli |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

Angular has official support for server-side rendering, which improves an application's load time and performance. Server-side rendering also enhances search engine optimization by making content more accessible to web crawlers.{{Cite web |last=Żurawski |first=Paweł |date=2024-05-09 |title=Angular SSR: Your server-side rendering implementation guide |url=https://pretius.com/blog/angular-ssr/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Pretius |language=en-US}}

Angular 2.0 was announced at the ng-Europe conference 22–23 October 2014.{{cite web |title=Ng-Europe schedule |url=https://2015.ngeurope.org/#schedule |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430113923/https://2015.ngeurope.org/#schedule |archive-date=2018-04-30 |access-date=2018-04-29}} On April 30, 2015, the Angular developers announced that Angular 2 moved from Alpha to Developer Preview.{{Cite tweet |number=593797019258359809 |user=angularjs |title=Angular 2 moves from Alpha to Developer Preview! Dev guide and API docs now available at ... angular.io/docs/js/latest |date=30 Apr 2015 |access-date=2015-10-21}} Angular 2 moved to Beta in December 2015,{{Cite web |title=Angular: Angular 2 Beta |url=http://angularjs.blogspot.it/2015/12/angular-2-beta.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218005753/http://angularjs.blogspot.it/2015/12/angular-2-beta.html |archive-date=2015-12-18 |access-date=2016-07-13 |website=angularjs.blogspot.it}} and the first release candidate was published in May 2016.{{Cite web |title=angular/angular |url=https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#200-rc0-2016-05-02 |access-date=2016-05-04 |website=GitHub}} The final version was released on 14 September 2016.

Version 8 of Angular introduced a new compilation and rendering pipeline, Ivy, and version 9 of Angular enabled Ivy by default. Angular 13 removed the deprecated former compiler, View Engine.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Mark |date=2021-11-04 |title=Angular v13 is now Available |url=https://blog.angular.dev/angular-v13-is-now-available-cce66f7bc296 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Angular Blog |language=en}} Angular 14 introduced standalone components and Angular 17 made them the default, de-emphasizing the use of modules.{{Cite web |last=Gechev |first=Minko |date=2023-11-08 |title=Introducing Angular v17 |url=https://blog.angular.dev/introducing-angular-v17-4d7033312e4b#586d |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Angular Blog |language=en}}

Angular 18, released in 2024, introduced several improvements such as standalone components defaulting to true, built-in control flow syntax, zoneless support previews, and modern SSR debugging tools.^[44]

The rewrite of AngularJS was called "Angular 2", but this led to confusion among developers. To clarify, the team announced that separate names should be used for each framework with "AngularJS" referring to the 1.X versions and "Angular" without the "JS" referring to versions 2 and up.{{Cite web|url=http://angularjs.blogspot.com/2017/01/branding-guidelines-for-angular-and.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204142402/http://angularjs.blogspot.com/2017/01/branding-guidelines-for-angular-and.html |archive-date=2017-02-04 |title=Angular: Branding Guidelines for AngularJS|access-date=2017-03-04}}

Since v9, the Angular team has moved all new applications to use the Ivy compiler and runtime. They will be working on Ivy to improve output bundle sizes and development speeds.{{cite web |last1=Fluin |first1=Stephen |title=Version 9 of Angular Now Available — Project Ivy has arrived! |website=blog.angular.io |date=6 February 2020 |url=https://blog.angular.io/version-9-of-angular-now-available-project-ivy-has-arrived-23c97b63cfa3 |access-date=22 March 2022}}

Each version is expected to be backward-compatible with the prior release. The Angular development team has pledged to do twice-a-year upgrades.

All the major releases are supported for 18 months. This consists of 6 months of active support, during which regularly-scheduled updates and patches are released. It is then followed by 12 months of long-term support (LTS), during which only critical fixes and security patches are released.{{Cite web|url=https://angular.io/guide/releases#support-policy-and-schedule|title=Angular|website=angular.io|access-date=2019-06-07}}

Angular versions v2 to v17 are no longer under support.{{Cite web |title=Angular |url=https://angular.dev/reference/releases#actively-supported-versions |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=angular.dev |language=en}}

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Angular Material is a UI component library that implements Material Design in Angular.{{cite web|url=https://material.angular.io/|title=Angular Material|website=material.angular.io}} It provides a collection of reusable components that adhere to Google's Material Design specifications, aiming to offer a consistent user interface across different devices and platforms.

Angular Material includes a variety of UI components such as buttons, cards, dialogs, grids, and form controls. These components are designed to be customizable and easy to integrate into Angular applications. Additional features of Angular Material include support for responsive design, theming, and accessibility.

In 2018, Angular 6 introduced Angular Elements, enabling developers to package Angular components as custom web elements, which are part of the web components set of web platform APIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-create-angular-6-custom-elements-web-components-c88814dc6e0a/|title=How to create Angular 6 Custom Elements and Web Components|date=29 September 2018 }}[https://www.wedowebapps.com/angular-18-features-enhancements/ Angular 18 Features & Enhancements]. Published [20 May 2025]. Accessed [20 May 2025].

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