Getting started with Angular - Day 1

Hi Friends,

I assume you are checking this blog because you want to get started with the most booming development technology i.e. Angular

Points to note -
Its Angular, not AngularJs or Angular 2 or Angular 4; Just Angular….!
However, Angular 2 and Angular 4 are the versions of Angular and will be incremented.
Also note that Angular and AngularJs are completely different development technologies. Both are backed up by Google but Angular is the latest one from their offering.

Now enough of talking; you may be wondering that how to get started with Angular.. So, here we go.. First we will need to set up development environment for Angular. 

1. We will need a working computer system with Ubuntu or Windows or MacOs installed in it.
2. Then, we will need to install nodejs in our system. Follow this page to install it.
3. Now, install angular cli. You can check this link to install it.
4. Last but not the least, you will need a Code Editor to start writing your programmes in Angular. We (and almost any Angular developer) will recommend you to go with Visual Studio Code as it is the most feature rich code editor for Angular.

You may now have few questions related to above steps. I will try to list down and explain them below

• What is nodejs and why we need it.
  — NodeJs actually works as a Server for JavaScript Application. Watch this video to get detailed knowledge about NodeJs
• What is Angluar CLI
  — Angular cli is a command line interface to scaffold and build angular apps using nodejs style (commonJs) modules. Not only it provides you scalable project structure, instead it handles all common tedious tasks for you out of the box.

I believe this much is enough for first day kick start. Do let me know your queries and question in the comment section below.

P.S. This is my first blog and need your help to make it better and better.