AngularJS, formerly Angular 1.X and now sometimes referred to as ng1, is a full fledged language to itself. This repository contains a simple AngularJS application starter template showcasing components as the main building block (not controllers). It uses lite-server to serve the site (which is just a thin layer for browsersync). Launchable in vscode, which makes it quick to get up.

Some of this code is personal preference, but a lot comes from best practices I've learned either by reading or the school of hard knocks. Separation of Concerns is a huge principle and pattern for me. Globals are the devil. Reusable and supportable code are a priority, not just functional.

I've tried to put documentation in the comments of this code on why I've done certain things. I would encourage anybody else contributing to do the same.

1. angular components
2. ui-router
3. multi-view components
4. one way data binding
5. Angular Spinners
6. Bootcards

1. (optional) Install Visual Studio Code. It has multi-platform support, is a great general editor, and the task system plus plugins support sets it above and beyond just a code editting tool.
2. Install Node.JS via nvm (or nvm-windows)
3. NPM should be installed with your Nodejs and is a very useful package manager
4. open a command prompt to this directory
5. npm install
6. npm run start
7. (optional) If using vscode, you can just simply "launch" after you run npm install

Scotch.io Tutorial

Full Blown App Tutorial

Service vs. Factory

At the end of the day, components should be used for everything. Controllers can be optional. I tend to add a controller to my component "just in case" but that's personal preference.

Components

Component Lifecycle

Refactoring to Components

Building reusable Components

Components for Everything

Component Thinking