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Re: Angular 2 docs for ES6/7

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>Nobody seems to realise that Angular 2 exists first and foremost to meet the needs of Google's internal Green Tea team and not the public. Isn't Google using Dart internally ? From what I've seen all their NG2 projects use the Dart version and their Material design component lib is Dart ? So if what you were saying was true they would dump the TS/JS version and migrate the team to work on the Dart version 100% and n…

Dart team member here. Google is using Dart heavily internally. Many, many significant apps (think Adwords, Adsense, Google Fiber, and a pile more) are shipping on AngularDart 2.0 today. It's not accurate to say that AngularDart exists first and foremost to meet the needs of one internal team - it exists to provide a great framework for apps of this type (significant, complex web apps). We think we're making pretty a…

I was just saying if OP criticism about Google only caring about internal use was true Angular Dart would be the only ng2 supported by Google, not suggesting that's being developed for Google only, I'm actually a fan of both Dart and AngularDart so gj from me :)

Re: Angular 2 docs for ES6/7

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While I'm not using TypeScript in my Aurelia application yet, I'm thinking about using it at least partially in the future. I also agree about the risk of Google not committing to Angular users. In response to that, the makers of Aurelia have asserted time and time again that they are trying to have a very different mindset and wholeheartedly cater to their users.

So I never heard of Aurelia, but now I've watched their video and explored the website. Looks cool, but... Google:Angular :: BlueSpire:Aurelia, no? So I'm betting on a small company surviving, vs Google at a whim killing off a thing they probably won't kill off unless they make a whole new v3 that is not related to v2 ? What am i missing?

Good point. Rob, the creator of Aurelia, left the Angular team after he decided that Angular 2 was not following standards to his liking. He has pointed out repeatedly on the blog and in interviews that Google is not committed to Angular in the sense that many companies commit to their products, whereas Blue Spire's business model is 100% dedicated to supporting Aurelia and nothing else. Google does not make money from Angular, a lot of internal stuff (most internal stuff?) at Google is not built with Angular, and Google could drop support for Angular at any time.
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