Angular Keynote | Minko Gechev & Jeremy Elbourn | ng-conf 2023

Angular keynote session at ng-conf 2023 explores the latest innovations in the framework, focusing on improving the developer experience, standalone components, signals, hydration, control flow, and more.

Key takeaways

Angular’s focus on improving the developer experience is driving innovation in the framework.
The standalone component approach has enabled flexibility and reusability.
Signals are a major improvement to Angular’s overall developer experience, providing a way to manage complex application state in a predictable and reactive way.
Hydration is available in developer preview, allowing for improved performance and smaller bundle sizes.
Control flow syntax has been introduced, making it easier to manage complex logic in components.
TypeScript is now more tightly integrated with Angular, providing better type checking and completion.
Angular’s reactivity model is being improved with the addition of signals, making it more flexible and powerful.
The framework is being designed to be more functional, smaller, and simpler to write.
Signals can be used with existing RxJS integrations, making it easier to adopt.
The Angular CLI is being improved with the addition of schematic utilities, making it easier to build custom CLI plugins.
Performance improvements, such as image loading and cumulative layout shift, are being prioritized.
The framework is being designed to be more performant, with improvements in runtime and build-time optimization.
Optional ng-modules have been introduced, allowing for more flexibility in component configuration.
The Angular ecosystem is evolving, with new standards and proposals emerging regularly.
The framework is designed to be more scalable, with improved support for large applications.
The developer experience is being prioritized, with improvements in error handling, debugging, and testing.

Angular Keynote | Minko Gechev & Jeremy Elbourn | ng-conf 2023

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