What is Angular?

Angular is an open source web application framework lead by Google and by community developers.

It is based on TypeScript which is a strict syntactical superset of JavaScript which adds optional static typing to the language. While Typescript needs to be compiled it does offer a benefit in prototyping.

Getting Started

To use the Angular framework you should be familiar with:

• JavaScript
• HTML
• CSS

Another important thing to understand is that Angular apps require libraries that are available as npm packages.

Step 1: Install the Angular CLI 👨‍💻

To install the CLI using npm, open the terminal and enter

npm install -g @angular/cli

Step 2: Create a workspace and initial application 👷‍♂️

To create a new workspace and initial starter app:

Run the CLI command ng new and provide the name my-application, as shown here:

ng new my-application

Angular will now get to work building the application. The client will create all folders and files necessary.

To run type:

ng serve

This will run the application through localhost:4200/

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