Learning Angular 2 Directives (Video 15)

This video explores various build systems for Angular applications, focusing on making them production-ready. It covers Angular CLI, Angular 2 Seed, and Webpack, highlighting their features, configurations, and usage. The video emphasizes the importance of bundling and minification for production and provides insights into community-driven projects and advanced features.

Why is minification and bundling important for production-ready applications?

• To improve code readability

• To make debugging easier

• To reduce file size and improve load times

• To increase the number of files

What is the main purpose of Angular CLI?

• To create mobile applications

• To replace JavaScript with TypeScript

• To offer a command-line tool for code generation, building, and testing

• To provide a graphical user interface for Angular

What is a current limitation of Angular CLI?

• It is only available for Windows

• It does not support TypeScript

• It is in a pre-alpha stage and not suited for production

• It cannot be installed via npm

What is the Angular 2 Seed project based on?

• Webpack

• Gulp

• Parcel

• Grunt

What is a key feature of the Angular 2 Seed project?

• It uses Webpack for module bundling

• It does not support end-to-end testing

• It is a community-driven effort with many contributors

• It is only compatible with Angular 1

What is a major advantage of using Webpack?

• It requires no configuration

• It has a rich plugin system for various formats

• It only works with JavaScript

• It is the only tool for Angular applications

What is a challenge when using Webpack?

• It is easy to understand for beginners

• It has no documentation

• Its configuration files can be complex

• It does not support CSS

What is the purpose of the 'build prod' command in Webpack?

• To run unit tests

• To install dependencies

• To create a production-ready build

• To start a development server

What is the focus of the next section after this video?

• Maintaining components

• Using Angular with React

• Creating animations

• Building mobile applications

What was a key concept covered in this video series?

• Creating a mobile app with Angular

• Integrating D3 for data visualization

• Using Angular with Vue.js

• Building a backend with Node.js