Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by splintercode » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:34 PM UTC

Is Angular 2.0 ready?
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Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by bryanrasmussen » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:51 PM UTC

Is angular 2.0 still not going to be backward compatible? Why do I see all these jobs requiring angular if it isn't!?!

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by jbrooksuk » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:55 PM UTC

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #2

Is angular 2.0 still not going to be backward compatible? Why do I see all these jobs requiring angular if it isn't!?!

Because not everybody will upgrade to Angular 2.0 if there is no need. So the people who know Angular 1.* will be fine.

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by iameoin » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:57 PM UTC

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #2

Is angular 2.0 still not going to be backward compatible? Why do I see all these jobs requiring angular if it isn't!?!

Even if Angular 2.0 is not backwards compatible, it doesn't mean that once Angular 2.0 comes out that all of Angular 1.x is no longer useable. I'd imagine 1.x will be used for a long time to come. Also, having a good idea of Angular 1.x especially 1.4 will prepare people a lot for 2.0.

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by robotnoises » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:57 PM UTC

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #2

Is angular 2.0 still not going to be backward compatible? Why do I see all these jobs requiring angular if it isn't!?!

I don't think it is. Also, isn't that sort of the deal with semantic versioning, i.e. a change in the major version # mean there are breaking changes?

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by mikeryan52 » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:58 PM UTC

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #2

Is angular 2.0 still not going to be backward compatible? Why do I see all these jobs requiring angular if it isn't!?!

Because Angular 1.x has a long term support plan in place that should see maintenance provided to the framework for at least a couple of years after Angular 2 drops. Another major component of that plan is building out a compatibility layer between Angular 1 and Angular 2.

For more information on that plan, see here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xvBZoFuNq9hsgRhPPZOJC-Z4...

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by lolive » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 1:02 PM UTC

Off topic question from a newbie: is Angular 2.0 simpler to learn (than Angular 1.x)?

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 1:02 PM UTC

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Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by JustSomeNobody » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 1:03 PM UTC

bryanrasmussen wrote: post #2

Is angular 2.0 still not going to be backward compatible? Why do I see all these jobs requiring angular if it isn't!?!

Why are you looking for jobs that specifically require Angular?

You'd be better off in the long run looking for jobs that require Javascript knowledge and are familiar with at least one current framework. Those are the types of companies who will be more likely to upgrade their stack as technology progresses.

Re: Is Angular 2.0 ready?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

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