AngularJS: How, Why &
What’s the difference?
Shyam Seshadri
Director, Fundoo Solutions
“Who are you again??”
–Most people I meet
I am
•

Xoogler - Feedback &
AngularJS team

•

MBA, ISB Hyderabad

•

Author, AngularJS, O’Reilly

•

Director, Fundoo Solutions

•

Part time AngularJS
Trainer

•

Coder / Geek
History
•

Started when JS was sexy, but hard to manage

•

Google Feedback, in GWT Hell

•

Every framework / language had some good things
•

Flex with Data binding (one-way, though)

•

Ruby routes

•

Java with Dependency Injection & Testability
“Hey, I built a framework to learn Javascript in
my free time. We should totally use it.”

–Misko Hevery, Founder of AngularJS
So what is
Open Source,
Open Source,
Javascript
Javascript

Extension
Extension
friendly
friendly

Declarative,
Declarative,
MVVW
MVVW

Extends
Extends
HTML
HTML

Great
Great
Community
Community

To Create
To Create
Amazing Web
Amazing Web
Apps
Apps
The promised land?
THE PROMISE

THE RESULT

REDUCED LINES OF CODE

From 20,000 to 1500!!

FASTER DEVELOPMENT

6 months, GWT = 3 weeks,
AngularJS
Increased Velocity!!

TESTABLE, MAINTAINABLE JS

Dependency Injection & S
uper
Fast Unit Testing

EASIER TEMPLATING & STYLING

Templates pure HTML, CS
S
 &
Designer friendly

INTEGRATE WITH OTHER
LIBRARIES

Directives! Extend HTML and
teach it new tricks!
Advantages - Developer
HTML + JS
HTML + JS

Data Binding
Data Binding

Dependency Injection
Dependency Injection

Custom Components
Custom Components

Super Easy Testing
Super Easy Testing

Amazing Community!
Amazing Community!
The Result?
Drastically Less Lines
Drastically Less Lines
of Code
of Code

Focus on your core,
Focus on your core,
not the crap
not the crap

More maintainable,
More maintainable,
extensible
extensible

Component friendly
Component friendly

Well Tested, Robust
Well Tested, Robust

Designer Friendly
Designer Friendly
Requirements?
•

The same requirements that jQuery has

•

A Server!! (Sometimes…)

•

Works well with Java, as well as with Ruby, Python, etc.
•
•

•

Really independent of the Server
Needs a way of fetching and storing Data (XHR, Sockets…)

Easier if it talks JSON

But not required
• Can transform requests and responses
• No JSON? No problem!
•
Starting an AngularJS
Project
<html ng-app>
<head>
<script src=“angular.min.js”></script>
</head>
<body>
<input type=“text” ng-model=“name”>
<h1>Hello {{name}}</h1>
</body>
</html>
Who’s using AngularJS?

•
•
•
•

•
•
•
•

Google (of course!)

Double Click for Advertisers
Youtube
And many more

Amazon
Netflix
Banks
Lots of startups
Future Plans
•

A Revamped Change Detection Algorithm

•

Web Components Interop

•

A Better Data Persistence story

•

Awesomer Dependency Injection

•

Nicer Logging

•

And a whole lot more
What have I worked with
AngularJS on?
Prototyping
Prototyping

EPG Application
EPG Application

Mail Application
Mail Application

Wedding & Photography
Wedding & Photography

E-Commerce, Analytics
E-Commerce, Analytics
& more
& more
Thinking the AngularJS way!
or how to get the most out of AngularJS
or how to get the most out of AngularJS
“There are many steps to AngularJS Nirvana.
Here are some to make sure you get there!”

–Me!!
1. Model is the Truth!
Model comes from the server
Model comes from the server

Controller manipulates it
Controller manipulates it

View displays it
View displays it

Need to update the view?
Need to update the view?

Update the
Update the
model!!
model!!
Tabs in jQuery
<ul class="tabs">
<li class="tab1 selected">Tab 1</li>
<li class="tab2">Tab 2</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab1">Content for Tab 1</div>
<div class="tab2">Content for Tab 2</div>
Plus
•Tab highlighting logic
•Tab content logic
•Not declarative!!
Tabs leveraging Data binding
<ul class="tabs”>
<li class="tab1" ng-class="{selected: isSelected(‘tab1’)}”>Tab 1</li>
<li class="tab2" ng-class="{selected: isSelected(‘tab2')}">Tab 2</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab1" ng-show="isSelected('tab1')">Content Tab 1</div>
<div class="tab2" ng-show="isSelected('tab2')">Content Tab 2</div>
$scope.isSelected = function(tab) {
return tab === currentTab;
};
Tabs in AngularJS
Or even better, do this:
<tabs>
<tab title=“My First Tab”>Tab 1 content here</tab>
<tab title=“My Second Tab”>Tab 2 content
here</tab>
</tabs>
2. Leverage Data-binding
Why do
this?
<form id="my-form”>
<input type="text" id="nameField”>
<input type="email" id="emailField”>
<button>Submit</button>
</form>
function setFormValues(userDetails) {
$('#nameField').value(userDetails.name);
$('#emailField').value(userDetails.email);
}
// GETTING ALSO…

When you can do
this?
<form id="my-form”>
<input type="text"
id="nameField”
ng-model="user.name”>
<input type="email"
id="emailField”
ng-model="user.email”>
<button>Submit</button>
</form>

$scope.user
3. DOM Manipulation —>
Directives
Don’t do this
in your
controller

$('#inputDate').datepicker();
$('#inputDate')
.datepicker('getDate');
$('#inputDate')
.datepicker('setDate’,
'05/23/1975');

Instead, create a
directive

<input type="text”
jqui-datepicker
ng-model="startDate”
date-format=
"DD/mm/YYYY”
on-select=
”dateSelected(date)”>
Lack of
Lack of
compiler
compiler

Prevent
Prevent
Regressions
Regressions

“4.) Test Early, Test Often, and Keep testing”
Reduce manual
Reduce manual
labor, increase
labor, increase
turnaround
turnaround

–Some Wise Guru

Specification for
Specification for
the code
the code
5.) Separate Biz. Logic vs
Presentation logic

Prez. Logic —>
Controllers

Biz. Logic —>
Services

•
•
•
•
•
•

how should I fetch data from the server?
how do I delete an email?
should I allow this action to take place?
how should data be cached?
should data be returned from my local
cache or the server?
is this data valid?

•
•
•
•

making the right service calls to fetch
data needed for the view
responding to user actions (such as
clicks, selections, etc.)
modifying the Model (through the
scope) to correctly display elements
putting the data in the right place for the
view to render itself
That’s all, folks!
Do you need Fundoo?
Starting out?
Starting out?

Hands-on AngularjS
Hands-on AngularjS
Workshops
Workshops

Need a team?
Need a team?

Development
Development
Consulting
Consulting

Stuck? Need
Stuck? Need
Advice?
Advice?

Expert Consulting
Expert Consulting
Questions?
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Angular js How, What & Why - MetaRefresh 2014

  • 1.
    AngularJS: How, Why& What’s the difference? Shyam Seshadri Director, Fundoo Solutions
  • 2.
    “Who are youagain??” –Most people I meet
  • 3.
    I am • Xoogler -Feedback & AngularJS team • MBA, ISB Hyderabad • Author, AngularJS, O’Reilly • Director, Fundoo Solutions • Part time AngularJS Trainer • Coder / Geek
  • 4.
    History • Started when JSwas sexy, but hard to manage • Google Feedback, in GWT Hell • Every framework / language had some good things • Flex with Data binding (one-way, though) • Ruby routes • Java with Dependency Injection & Testability
  • 5.
    “Hey, I builta framework to learn Javascript in my free time. We should totally use it.” –Misko Hevery, Founder of AngularJS
  • 6.
    So what is OpenSource, Open Source, Javascript Javascript Extension Extension friendly friendly Declarative, Declarative, MVVW MVVW Extends Extends HTML HTML Great Great Community Community To Create To Create Amazing Web Amazing Web Apps Apps
  • 7.
    The promised land? THEPROMISE THE RESULT REDUCED LINES OF CODE From 20,000 to 1500!! FASTER DEVELOPMENT 6 months, GWT = 3 weeks, AngularJS
Increased Velocity!! TESTABLE, MAINTAINABLE JS Dependency Injection & S
uper Fast Unit Testing EASIER TEMPLATING & STYLING Templates pure HTML, CS
S
 & Designer friendly INTEGRATE WITH OTHER LIBRARIES Directives! Extend HTML and teach it new tricks!
  • 9.
    Advantages - Developer HTML+ JS HTML + JS Data Binding Data Binding Dependency Injection Dependency Injection Custom Components Custom Components Super Easy Testing Super Easy Testing Amazing Community! Amazing Community!
  • 10.
    The Result? Drastically LessLines Drastically Less Lines of Code of Code Focus on your core, Focus on your core, not the crap not the crap More maintainable, More maintainable, extensible extensible Component friendly Component friendly Well Tested, Robust Well Tested, Robust Designer Friendly Designer Friendly
  • 11.
    Requirements? • The same requirementsthat jQuery has • A Server!! (Sometimes…) • Works well with Java, as well as with Ruby, Python, etc. • • • Really independent of the Server Needs a way of fetching and storing Data (XHR, Sockets…) Easier if it talks JSON But not required • Can transform requests and responses • No JSON? No problem! •
  • 12.
    Starting an AngularJS Project <htmlng-app> <head> <script src=“angular.min.js”></script> </head> <body> <input type=“text” ng-model=“name”> <h1>Hello {{name}}</h1> </body> </html>
  • 13.
    Who’s using AngularJS? • • • • • • • • Google(of course!) Double Click for Advertisers Youtube And many more Amazon Netflix Banks Lots of startups
  • 14.
    Future Plans • A RevampedChange Detection Algorithm • Web Components Interop • A Better Data Persistence story • Awesomer Dependency Injection • Nicer Logging • And a whole lot more
  • 15.
    What have Iworked with AngularJS on? Prototyping Prototyping EPG Application EPG Application Mail Application Mail Application Wedding & Photography Wedding & Photography E-Commerce, Analytics E-Commerce, Analytics & more & more
  • 16.
    Thinking the AngularJSway! or how to get the most out of AngularJS or how to get the most out of AngularJS
  • 17.
    “There are manysteps to AngularJS Nirvana. Here are some to make sure you get there!” –Me!!
  • 18.
    1. Model isthe Truth! Model comes from the server Model comes from the server Controller manipulates it Controller manipulates it View displays it View displays it Need to update the view? Need to update the view? Update the Update the model!! model!!
  • 19.
    Tabs in jQuery <ulclass="tabs"> <li class="tab1 selected">Tab 1</li> <li class="tab2">Tab 2</li> </ul> <div class="tab1">Content for Tab 1</div> <div class="tab2">Content for Tab 2</div> Plus •Tab highlighting logic •Tab content logic •Not declarative!!
  • 20.
    Tabs leveraging Databinding <ul class="tabs”> <li class="tab1" ng-class="{selected: isSelected(‘tab1’)}”>Tab 1</li> <li class="tab2" ng-class="{selected: isSelected(‘tab2')}">Tab 2</li> </ul> <div class="tab1" ng-show="isSelected('tab1')">Content Tab 1</div> <div class="tab2" ng-show="isSelected('tab2')">Content Tab 2</div> $scope.isSelected = function(tab) { return tab === currentTab; };
  • 21.
    Tabs in AngularJS Oreven better, do this: <tabs> <tab title=“My First Tab”>Tab 1 content here</tab> <tab title=“My Second Tab”>Tab 2 content here</tab> </tabs>
  • 22.
    2. Leverage Data-binding Whydo this? <form id="my-form”> <input type="text" id="nameField”> <input type="email" id="emailField”> <button>Submit</button> </form> function setFormValues(userDetails) { $('#nameField').value(userDetails.name); $('#emailField').value(userDetails.email); } // GETTING ALSO… When you can do this? <form id="my-form”> <input type="text" id="nameField” ng-model="user.name”> <input type="email" id="emailField” ng-model="user.email”> <button>Submit</button> </form> $scope.user
  • 23.
    3. DOM Manipulation—> Directives Don’t do this in your controller $('#inputDate').datepicker(); $('#inputDate') .datepicker('getDate'); $('#inputDate') .datepicker('setDate’, '05/23/1975'); Instead, create a directive <input type="text” jqui-datepicker ng-model="startDate” date-format= "DD/mm/YYYY” on-select= ”dateSelected(date)”>
  • 24.
    Lack of Lack of compiler compiler Prevent Prevent Regressions Regressions “4.)Test Early, Test Often, and Keep testing” Reduce manual Reduce manual labor, increase labor, increase turnaround turnaround –Some Wise Guru Specification for Specification for the code the code
  • 25.
    5.) Separate Biz.Logic vs Presentation logic Prez. Logic —> Controllers Biz. Logic —> Services • • • • • • how should I fetch data from the server? how do I delete an email? should I allow this action to take place? how should data be cached? should data be returned from my local cache or the server? is this data valid? • • • • making the right service calls to fetch data needed for the view responding to user actions (such as clicks, selections, etc.) modifying the Model (through the scope) to correctly display elements putting the data in the right place for the view to render itself
  • 26.
  • 27.
    Do you needFundoo? Starting out? Starting out? Hands-on AngularjS Hands-on AngularjS Workshops Workshops Need a team? Need a team? Development Development Consulting Consulting Stuck? Need Stuck? Need Advice? Advice? Expert Consulting Expert Consulting
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Editor's Notes

  • #4 JS Stack AngularJS enthusiast
  • #5 the Java promise How do you get a gmail like app, without so much code and making it maintainable
  • #19 The entire aim of an AngularJS app is to modify the model. The UI updates automatically