AngualrJS Scripting Framework

AngularJS is a client side scripting framework that helps you develop dynamic web applications. First started at Google as a part of project AngularJS has been made open source since then. AngularJS is a simple framework build around Javascript and HTML. Let’s read about AngularJS and how we can use it to develop dynamic web pages.

What is AngularJS?

• AngularJS is an open source JavaScript framework that is used to build dynamic web pages. You don’t need to learn new concepts and syntax to learn AngularJS.
• AngularJS gives developers liberty to set up front end of application that helps in designing web pages.
• AngularJS was originally developed by Misko Hevery and Adam Abrons in 2009.
• Basically AngularJS is built around HTML and JavaScript. All you have to do is add some attributes and transform you basic script into AngularJS.

Features of AngularJS

• AngularJS is the most powerful JavaScript based framework used to develop rich web applications.
• It provides luxury to developers to write client side applications in clean MVC way.
• AngularJS scripts are browser friendly and it automatically handles code suitable for various browsers.
• Its open source and you can use it for developing thousands of applications.

Angularjs Introduction

Basic components of AngularJS

• Ng-app – This attribute defines and links AngularJS application to HTML
• Ng-model –  This attribute binds the value of AngularJS application data to HTML input controls
• Ng-bind – This attribute binds the AngularJS application data to HTML tags.

Advantages of AngularJS

• AngularJS allows you to create single page application in simple, clean and maintainable way.
• Data binding ability of AngularJS give users rich and responsive experience
• It provides reusable components.
• It uses dependency injection.
• Easy to unit test.
• Code written in AngularJS gives more functionality with less code.
• Applications developed using AngularJS could run on major browsers and smart phones.

Disadvantages of AngularJS

• Not secure – Server side authentication and authorization is must to keep application secure.
• Not degradable – If a user disables JavaScript on his/her browser then users won’t see anything fancy (interactive pages) except basic page.