Introduction and installation

Welcome to the first article in our series on learning Angular with Santosh. In this series, we will cover everything you need to know to start building modern web applications using the Angular framework.

What is Angular?

Angular is a popular open-source JavaScript framework for building client-side web applications. It is maintained by Google and a community of developers and is widely used for building single-page applications, as well as mobile and desktop applications.

Why learn Angular?

Angular provides a robust set of features for building dynamic and responsive web applications. It offers support for modern web technologies such as TypeScript, RxJS, and reactive programming. With Angular, you can build powerful and maintainable applications that scale with your business needs.

Installation

To get started with Angular, you will need to install the Angular CLI (Command Line Interface). The Angular CLI makes it easy to create, build, and manage Angular projects. Here’s how to install it:

        
            npm install -g @angular/cli
        
    

Once the Angular CLI is installed, you can create a new Angular project using the following command:

        
            ng new my-angular-app
        
    

This will create a new Angular project in a folder named “my-angular-app”. You can then navigate into the project folder and start the development server using the following command:

        
            cd my-angular-app
            ng serve
        
    

After running the above commands, you should be able to see your Angular application running at http://localhost:4200 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Angular and created your first Angular project. In the next article, we will dive deeper into the core concepts of Angular and start building our first Angular application.