Learn Angular.js

Should you learn Angular.js for your client-side / single-page web applications?

Pros

• If you want job security, introduce Angular into a client/work project.

Cons

• there aren't any, right?

Questions

• Why aren't more companies using AngularJS? https://www.quora.com/Why-arent-more-companies-using-AngularJS
• Built with Angular: https://builtwith.angularjs.org/
• If Angular.js is so great why aren't more Google projects/websites using it...?

Resources

• Cookbook: https://docs.angularjs.org/cookbook/index

10 Reasons to Use Angular

In his sitepoint article "10 reasons why you shyould use Angular.js" Dmitri Lau describes the "reasons" why you should use angular? https://www.sitepoint.com/10-reasons-use-angularjs

1. MVC done right

2. A declarative user interface

3. Data models are POJO

4. Behavior with directives

5. Flexibility with filters

6. Write less code

7. DOM manipulations where they belong

8. Service providers where they belong

9. Context aware communication

10. Unit testing ready

• Understanding Angular's $apply() and $digest() https://www.sitepoint.com/understanding-angulars-apply-digest/

• Why AngularJS will be huge: https://ionicframework.com/blog/angularjs-will-be-huge

• Google Trends: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?hl=en-US#q=angularjs,+emberjs,+knockoutjs,+backbonejs

• The reason Angular will fail: https://okmaya.com/2014/03/12/the-reason-angular-js-will-fail (interesting points. not a v. credible source ... opinion.)

• How do Search Engines deal with AngularJS Apps: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13499040/how-do-search-engines-deal-with-angularjs-applications

• Google's advice for JS-heavy apps: Pre-render HTML https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/docs/html-snapshot

• Use PushState to ensure your app is indexed by Google: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23245379/1148249

What's Wrong With Angular: https://medium.com/este-js-framework/whats-wrong-with-angular-js-97b0a787f903