AngularJS was a JavaScript framework for building dynamic web applications. It was open source and free to use. Google developed AngularJS and released it in 2010. It was also known as Angular 1.
Features
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- Data binding: AngularJS provides two-way data binding to reflect changes to the model or view.
- HTML template language: AngularJS uses HTML as a template language and extends its syntax.
- Data binding: AngularJS provides two-way data binding to reflect changes to the model or view.
- Dependency injection: AngularJS uses dependency injection to eliminate code.
- Model-View-Controller (MVC): AngularJS uses the MVC pattern to create client-side applications.
- Cross-browser compatibility: AngularJS automatically manages cross-browser JavaScript code.
Use cases
- AngularJS was used to build single-page applications.
- It was a good fit for CRUD applications, which are the majority of web applications.
- It was not a good fit for applications that involve intensive DOM manipulation, such as games and GUI editors.
End of life
Google no longer updates AngularJS to fix security, browser compatibility, or jQuery issues. The Angular team recommends upgrading to Angular (v2+).
