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The Modern Angular Bootcamp [2020]

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The Modern Angular Bootcamp [2020] is a 496-lesson 45 hours 23 minutes self-paced course by Stephen Grider, Udemy. Master Angular : Developed by Google for nearly a decade, Angular is a robust framework designed to manage the largest and most complex web applications.

Course facts

Lessons
496
Duration
45 hours 23 minutes
Level
All levels
Language
English
Updated
Instructor
Stephen Grider, Udemy
Price
Free

Master Angular: Developed by Google for nearly a decade, Angular is a robust framework designed to manage the largest and most complex web applications. While other courses cover Angular's basic syntax and features, this course uniquely teaches you to build large, professional projects using Angular effectively.

Why Mastering Angular is Challenging

Understanding Angular through its documentation alone can be daunting. The official guides often provide multiple solutions for a task without specifying the optimal approach. This course offers clarity, teaching you the best practices in Angular, along with a detailed explanation of the advantages and pitfalls of different strategies.

High Demand for Angular Developers

The tech industry is on the lookout for skilled Angular developers, with attractive salaries reaching an average of $115k USD for entry-level positions. This course offers you the knowledge required to become a highly sought-after candidate in the job market, equipping you with the skills necessary for the tech space.

The Components of Angular

Learning Angular goes beyond mastering the framework; it encompasses understanding Typescript and RxJs as well. Typescript aids in catching errors early in development, while RxJs streamlines data management across your application. This course covers these essential tools, ensuring you gain a holistic understanding needed to excel in software engineering.

Prepare Your Own Apps

This course will provide countless reusable code snippets to speed up your personal projects. Learn to integrate various CSS frameworks with Angular to tailor your application's style to its specific needs.

Your Instructor

Benefit from my extensive Angular experience since version 1.0. I've filtered numerous design patterns and approaches to focus on the critical topics you need. Rather than being bogged down with every small feature of Angular, you'll learn the best way to achieve your goals efficiently.

Testimonials

Don’t just rely on my words—see the course reviews! Many engineers have succeeded by acquiring new insights into building large-scale web applications using Angular after completing this course.

What You'll Learn

The course is comprehensive, covering all essential Angular information. Here's a brief glimpse into the topics explored:

  • Master Angular fundamentals such as components, services, pipes, and directives
  • Develop reusable components to create dynamic, complex apps
  • Design and architect large apps with a focus on code maintainability
  • Construct modular applications that are easily updatable
  • Improve performance using lazy loading to enhance app speed
  • Explore Typescript to write flawless code from the start
  • Utilize RxJs to manage data declaratively throughout your application
  • Test your code using Angular's comprehensive testing framework
  • Connect to backend databases like MySQL, Postgres, or MS SQL Server
  • Learn to implement security measures in your Angular projects
  • ...And so much more!

Who teaches The Modern Angular Bootcamp [2020]?

Stephen Grider

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Stephen Grider is one of the longest-running and most prolific instructors on Udemy, with a catalog covering essentially every major JavaScript framework, plus Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and the broader full-stack development landscape. His teaching style is patient and project-oriented — most of his courses are structured around building a substantial application from scratch rather than working through disconnected tutorial examples.

The catalog covers React, Redux, Next.js, Vue, Angular, GraphQL, Node.js, Docker / Kubernetes, AWS infrastructure, React Native and Flutter for mobile, the algorithm / data-structure interview prep track, and the modern TypeScript / Bun / Rust adjacent material that working JavaScript developers increasingly encounter. Few independent instructors have maintained Stephen's breadth this consistently for this long.

The CourseFlix listing under this source carries over 25 Stephen Grider courses spanning that range. Material is paid; Stephen Grider courses are typically sold individually on Udemy. Courses are aimed primarily at developers picking up a specific technology through working through a complete project.

Udemy

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Udemy is the largest open marketplace for online courses on the internet. Founded in 2010 by Eren Bali, Oktay Caglar, and Gagan Biyani and headquartered in San Francisco, the company went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 under the ticker UDMY. The platform hosts well over two hundred thousand courses across software development, IT and cloud, data science, design, business, marketing, and creative skills, taught by tens of thousands of independent instructors. Roughly seventy million learners use it worldwide, and the corporate arm — Udemy Business — supplies a curated subset of that catalog to enterprise customers.

Because Udemy is a marketplace rather than a single editorial publisher, the catalog is uneven by design. The strongest material lives in the long-form, project-based courses authored by working engineers — full-stack JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python data science, AWS, Docker and Kubernetes, mobile development with Flutter and React Native, and cloud certification preparation. The CourseFlix listing under this source is the slice of that catalog that has been mirrored here for offline-friendly viewing, organized by topic and updated as new releases land. Pricing on Udemy itself swings dramatically with the site's near-permanent sales, which is why the platform is best treated as a deep reference catalog: pick instructors with strong reviews and a track record of updating their material rather than buying on the headline price alone.

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1How to Get Help 01:06
2Intro - Our First App 08:50
3A Few Questions Answered 07:24
4Project Overview 03:25
5Starting and Stopping an Angular Project 02:33
6Updating a Component Template 06:08
7Event Binding Syntax 07:03
8Property Binding Syntax 06:55
9Interpolation Syntax 04:16
10Angular vs JavaScript Design Patterns 04:14
11Tracking Input State 04:39
12Tracking Additional Properties 04:48
13Handling Text Input 08:23
14Generating a Random Password 06:36
15Review on Property Binding 04:31
16Adding Third Party CSS 03:19
17CSS Import Statements 03:13
18Adding Some Styling 02:25
19Structural Directives 05:42
20Deploying Angular Apps 03:54
21Terminology Review 02:25
22App Overview 02:17
23Project Setup 03:38
24A Quick HTML Dump 05:29
25Adding Static Files to Angular 03:51
26Scoped CSS Files 06:18
27Components in Angular 07:00
28Creating Components 05:23
29How Angular Creates Components 07:02
30More on CSS Scoping 04:14
31Tying Data to a Component 05:02
32Accepting Data in a Child Component 09:09
33Communicating from Parent to Child 05:14
34Fixing Template References 04:28
35Building Lists with NgFor 04:31
36Two Notes on NgFor 03:48
37Host Element Selectors 06:42
38Deployment and Review 04:32
39App Overview 03:55
40Initial Steps 01:36
41Adding CSS 04:37
42Displaying Content 08:51
43Randomly Generating Text 03:33
44Handling User Input 02:48
45Conditional Display 08:55
46Character by Character Comparison 06:21
47Styling by Comparison 08:31
48Pipes Overview 03:13
49Adding an Input 03:44
50Pipes in Action 02:27
51A Touch of Styling 04:31
52Adding a Date Picker 03:17
53Formatting Dates 07:16
54Displaying Currency 03:26
55Formatting the Currency 03:04
56Formatting Numbers 05:05
57Displaying JSON 02:53
58Creating Custom Pipes 06:58
59Custom Arguments 05:04
60Two Neat Things with Pipes 05:11
61App Overview 02:03
62App Setup 02:46
63Getting Some Data 02:41
64Review on NgFor 04:47
65The NgClass Directive 03:40
66More on NgClass 04:37
67Conditionally Disabling Buttons 04:04
68Changes Pages 02:57
69Displaying Images 01:43
70Reminder on NgIf 03:48
71Multiple Directives with Ng-Container 08:20
72NgSwitch 04:34
73Generating Custom Directives 03:10
74Accessing Elements from a Custom Directive 03:27
75Communicating Properties to Directives 06:42
76Intercepting a Property Assignment 06:13
77Input Aliasing 02:59
78Replacing NgClass 04:07
79Custom Structural Directives 08:55
80Context in Structural Directives 04:41
81App Overview 04:47
82Tackling Some Challenges 04:42
83Modules Overview 05:04
84Generating Modules 05:18
85Importing and Exporting Modules 06:41
86Modules Exercise 02:10
87Modules Exercise Solution 03:29
88Module Property Definitions 02:25
89Adding Basic Routing 05:27
90Routing Exercise 01:37
91Exercise Solution 02:11
92The RouterOutlet Element 04:04
93Navigating with RouterLink 04:18
94A Touch of Styling 04:25
95Styling an Active Link 01:41
96Adding Home and NotFound Routes 05:59
97Reordering Routing Rules 04:38
98Landing and NotFound Components 01:43
99Lazy vs Eager Loading 04:15
100Implementing Lazy Loading 09:14
101Lazy Loading Exercise 02:54
102Exercise Solution 03:44
103Creating a Placeholder Component 05:15
104Customizing Components 04:57
105Reminder on Structural Directives 05:06
106Widget Modules 04:39
107Implementing a Titled Divider 05:00
108Grabbing Content with NgContent 05:03
109Creating a Segment Component 03:43
110NgContent with Selects 09:37
111Hiding Empty Elements 03:35
112Building a Reusable Table 04:11
113Generating and Displaying the Table 02:48
114Communicating Down Table Data 04:31
115Assembling the Table 07:28
116Passing Down Class Names 04:08
117Tab Based Navigation 03:05
118Adding Child Navigation Routes 04:21
119Understanding Child Component Routing 05:25
120RouterLink Configuration 05:46
121Relative RouterLink References 09:02
122Alternate RouterLink Syntax 03:18
123Matching Exact Paths 02:22
124A Reusable Tabs Component 03:48
125Views Module Exercise 01:55
126Exercise Solution 04:37
127Displaying a List of Statistics 07:01
128Displaying a List of Items 09:03
129The Mods Module 02:20
130Modal Window Setup 05:16
131More Basic Modal Setup 04:14
132Natural Issues with Modal Windows 06:30
133Solving the Modal Issue 05:51
134Lifecycle Hooks 07:55
135Hiding the Modal with NgOnDestroy 04:36
136Opening the Modal 04:45
137Closing the Modal 04:06
138Stopping Event Bubbling 02:48
139Making the Modal Reusable 11:16
140Building an Accordion 02:13
141Listing Accordion Elements 07:30
142Expanding the Active Element 05:20
143Intro to TypeScript 04:22
144Basic Types 06:55
145Type Inference 05:07
146Why TypeScript at All? 04:42
147TS with Functions 07:01
148Difficulties with Objects 05:03
149Introducing Interfaces 08:27
150Classes and Properties 07:21
151Public and Private 06:50
152Property Assignment Shortcut 02:26
153Enabling Decorator Support 05:39
154Decorators 08:26
155The Module System 02:15
156Strict Mode 06:04
157Combining Interfaces and Classes 06:20
158Class Generics 07:23
159Function Generics 08:25
160App Overview 03:34
161App Architecture 06:27
162Generating Services 02:50
163Component Design Methodology 07:18
164Handling Form Submission 04:21
165Child to Parent Communication 05:37
166The Wikipedia API 06:20
167Notes on Services 02:58
168Accessing Services 05:00
169Really Weird Behavior 13:53
170Where'd That Come From 08:31
171Ok, But Why? 06:49
172Why Dependency Injection is Useful 12:19
173Making HTTP Requests 05:46
174Seeing the Request's Response 05:06
175More Parent to Child Communication 06:52
176Building the Table 05:16
177Escaping HTML Characters 07:20
178XSS Attacks 09:28
179More on XSS Attacks 08:20
180Adding Title Links 05:23
181Another CSS Gotcha 04:10
182Last Bit of Styling 04:43
183Notes on RxJs 06:18
184A Quick JS Example 07:35
185Adding RxJs Terminology 06:06
186Creating an Observable 07:50
187Implementing the Processing Pipeline 09:07
188More Processing! 09:30
189Adding an Observer 07:10
190Operator Groups 04:46
191Specific Operators 05:25
192Low Level Observables 11:39
193Alternative Observer Syntax 03:21
194Unicast Observables 04:32
195More on Unicast Observables 07:04
196Multicast Observables 03:06
197Multicast in Action 05:25
198Hot vs Cold Observables 04:48
199RxJs in an Angular World 03:34
200Applying TypeScript to RxJs 08:00
201Generics with RxJs 06:54
202Using TypeScript to Catch Errors 05:47
203TypeScript is Smart 07:40
204Summary 02:31
205App Overview 02:03
206App Architecture Design 02:56
207API Signup 05:33
208HTTP Module Hookup 03:35
209HTTP Dependency Injection 06:22
210Making the Request 04:12
211Displaying the Component 02:34
212Making the Request 04:02
213Using a Generic Type 03:14
214Displaying the Image 02:51
215Refetching Data 04:23
216App Overview 04:27
217Reactive Forms vs Template Forms 05:51
218Creating a Form Instance 07:13
219Binding a FormGroup to a Form 05:38
220Validating Fields 03:53
221Finding Validation Errors 03:55
222Nasty Error Handling 07:02
223Showing and Hiding Validation Messages 07:42
224Making a Reusable Input 06:21
225Adding Message Cases 06:22
226Changing Styling on Validation Errors 05:39
227Adding Additional Inputs 03:40
228Handling Form Submission 04:10
229Additional Validations 06:59
230Input Masking 04:09
231Hijacking Form Control Values 08:54
232Inserting Extra Characters 05:35
233Reformatting the Input 06:58
234Using a Library for Masking 09:49
235Resetting a Form 06:11
236A Touch of Styling 03:59
237Adding a Credit Card 06:46
238App Overview 01:14
239Basic Template Form Setup 05:37
240Two Way Binding Syntax 03:24
241Differences Between Template and Reactive Forms 09:12
242Validation Around Template Forms 03:52
243Conditional Validation 04:25
244Handling Form Submission 02:17
245Adding Styling and Wrapup 04:08
246App Overview 03:06
247App Setup 02:05
248Possible Design Approaches 05:30
249Displaying Form Values 06:33
250Adding Custom Validation 08:34
251Extracting Custom Validation Logic 06:19
252Making Validators Reusable 05:22
253RxJs with Reactive Forms 03:06
254Handling Correct Answers 05:19
255The Delay Operator 03:46
256Adding a Statistic 04:39
257RxJs Solution 06:29
258A Touch of Styling 03:09
259Helping the User Along 03:05
260Accessing FormGroups from Custom Directives 11:02
261Detecting Changes 07:17
262Applying a Class Name 03:15
263App Overview 04:31
264The API Server 01:56
265Contacting the Backend API 08:47
266Cookie Based Authentication 05:27
267File Generation 03:59
268Navigation Reminder 06:18
269Adding a Signup Form 05:26
270Adding Basic Styling 03:45
271Username and Password Validation 09:06
272Writing Custom Validators 09:40
273Connecting Custom Validators 06:06
274Implementing Async Validators 09:53
275Nasty Async Validators 07:42
276Understanding Async Validators 11:44
277Handling Errors from Async Validation 10:38
278Building an Auth Service 07:37
279Another Reusable Input 06:10
280Robust Error Handling 08:34
281Customizing Input Type 05:00
282Fixing a Few Odds and Ends 07:12
283Signup Process Overview 04:10
284Making the Signup Request 09:35
285Cleaning up the Auth Service 06:31
286Handling Signup Errors 08:00
287Generic Error Handling 02:51
288Adding a Navigation Header 04:54
289Maintaining Authentication State 07:00
290Oh No, More RxJs 12:17
291Using BehaviorSubjects 08:23
292The Async Pipe 04:37
293Exact Active Links 01:53
294Checking Auth Status 06:47
295A Gotcha Around the HttpClient 05:37
296HTTP Interceptors 09:00
297Wiring up an Interceptor 06:36
298Modifying Outgoing Requests 04:09
299Other Uses of Interceptors 08:08
300A Little Record Keeping 04:52
301Adding Sign Out 06:32
302Automated Signouts 06:40
303Programmatic Navigation 03:20
304Building the Sign In Flow 05:51
305Sign In Authentication 08:14
306Showing Authentication Errors 07:33
307Inbox Module Design 08:15
308Navigation on Authentication 03:52
309Restricting Routing with Guards 09:16
310Issues With Guards 10:30
311A Solution to the Guard with RxJs 09:52
312Implementing Our RxJs Solution 04:59
313Navigation on Failing a Guard 03:22
314Generating Inbox Components 04:42
315Retrieving Emails 06:33
316Adding Email Fetching to the Service 05:38
317Connecting the Service 04:34
318Rendering a List of Emails 04:56
319Child Route Navigation 07:49
320Relative Links with Router Link 04:06
321Styling the Selected Email 04:35
322Placeholder Markup 01:02
323Extracting URL Params 06:27
324Accessing Route Information 07:27
325Snapshot vs Observable Route Params 04:22
326Issues with Nested Subscribes 07:00
327Canceling Previous Email Requests 04:50
328Handling Undefined Data 07:27
329Reusable Data Fetching with Resolvers 04:27
330Using a Resolver 07:13
331Communicating Data Out of a Resolver 08:34
332Error Handling with Resolvers 08:15
333Showing Email HTML 06:36
334Component Reuse in Email Creation 03:09
335A Reusable Modal 04:53
336Some More Modal Implementation 08:53
337Where to Place the Modal? 06:09
338Toggling Modal Visibility 05:13
339Providing a Form Default Values 08:13
340Displaying Email Inputs 05:30
341Adding Form Validation 05:29
342Displaying Textarea instead of Text Input 03:42
343Capturing the Username 06:47
344Submitting a New Email 07:17
345Sending Original Email 05:19
346Replying to Emails 05:05
347Formatting Reply Emails 09:57
348Sending Replies 04:06
349Quick Bug Fix! 01:15
350Type Annotations and Inference 02:04
351Annotations and Variables 04:54
352Object Literal Annotations 06:54
353Annotations Around Functions 05:56
354Understanding Inference 03:52
355The Any Type 07:48
356Fixing the "Any" Type 01:50
357Delayed Initialization 03:06
358When Inference Doesn't Work 04:38
359Annotations Around Functions 04:57
360Inference Around Functions 06:09
361Annotations for Anonymous Functions 01:43
362Void and Never 02:50
363Destructuring with Annotations 03:36
364Annotations and Objects 07:06
365Arrays in TypeScript 05:06
366Why Typed Arrays? 04:31
367Multiple Typees in Arrays 02:58
368When to Use Typed Arrays 00:55
369Tuples in TypeScript 04:05
370Tuples in Action 05:29
371Why Tuples? 03:21
372Interfaces 01:27
373Long Type Annotations 04:43
374Fixing Annotations With Interfaces 04:37
375Syntax Around Interfaces 03:32
376Functions in Interfaces 04:47
377Code Reuse with Interfaces 04:16
378General Plan with Interfaces 03:13
379Classes 03:48
380Basic Inheritance 03:04
381Class Method Modifiers 06:42
382Fields in Classes 06:19
383Fields with Inheritance 04:19
384Where to Use Classes 01:10
385App Overview 02:46
386Parcel in Action 04:56
387Project Structure 03:20
388Generating Random Data 05:30
389Type Definition Files 05:18
390Using Type Definition Files 06:21
391Export Statements in TypeScript 05:07
392Defining a Company 04:44
393Adding Google Maps Support 07:39
394Google Maps Integration with TypeScript 04:07
395Exploring Type Definition Files 12:47
396Hiding Functionality 06:29
397Why Use Private Modifiers? Here's Why 08:26
398Adding Markers 09:19
399Duplicate Code 02:46
400One Possible Solution 06:39
401Restricting Access with Interfaces 05:36
402Implicit Type Checks 03:27
403Showing Popup Windows 06:48
404Updating Interface Definitions 07:12
405Optional Implements Clauses 06:07
406App Wrapup 08:09
407App Overview 01:35
408Configuring the TS Compiler 07:41
409Concurrently Compilation and Execution 05:06
410A Simple Sorting Algorithm 04:48
411Sorter Scaffolding 03:11
412Sorting Implementation 05:18
413Two Huge Issues 07:38
414TypeScript is Really Smart 09:35
415Type Guards 09:14
416Why Is This Bad? 02:23
417Extracting Key Logic 07:30
418Seperating Swapping and Comparison 13:59
419The Big Reveal 04:39
420Interface Definition 04:49
421Sorting Abritrary Collections 11:09
422Linked List Implementation 24:16
423Just... One... More... Fix... 04:04
424Integrating the Sort Method 02:45
425Issues with Inheritance 06:55
426Abstract Classes 06:26
427Abstract Classes in Action 04:31
428Solving All Our Issues with Abstract Classes 04:00
429Interfaces vs Abstract Classes 03:24
430App Overview 05:11
431Modules Overview 06:38
432Generating Modules 04:23
433Module Properties 06:46
434Connecting Modules 07:00
435Examining the API 05:32
436Reading the Users Location 05:00
437The Angular Way 03:44
438Geolocation in an Observable 05:27
439Connecting the Service to a Component 03:34
440Transforming Coordinates to Query Params 09:03
441SwitchMap vs MergeMap 11:27
442But Why SwitchMap? 05:34
443Making a Request 08:04
444Further Processing 04:25
445Generics on HTTP Requests 08:57
446Filter, MergeMap, Pluck Operators 14:19
447Map and toArray Operators 02:49
448Accessing Data in the Template 03:58
449Pipes Overview 07:09
450Data Pipes 04:07
451The Async Pipe 06:16
452Adding Bootstrap 02:30
453Styling the Forecast Component 04:21
454Reminder on the Share Operator 04:37
455How to Structure Services 10:48
456Generating the Notification Module 05:44
457Notifications Service Design 04:46
458Introducing Subjects 11:04
459Subject Variations 08:14
460More Design on Notifications 09:08
461Building a Command Structure 09:19
462The Scan Operator 12:57
463Scan in the Service 03:03
464Fixing a Few Errors 03:29
465Replay Subject in Action 07:19
466A Preferred Solution 05:17
467Displaying Messages 05:50
468Automatic Timeout 03:19
469Notification Styling 03:33
470Clearing Messages 03:52
471When to Add Notifications 04:54
472Showing Success and Errors 05:38
473CatchError and ThrowError 09:38
474The Retry Operator 04:48
475Service Design 07:44
476More on API Pagination 05:34
477Service Generation 04:18
478Subject Declarations 04:47
479Building the HTTP Params 03:58
480Applying a Type to the Response 06:25
481Calculating Pages Available 04:44
482Wrapping the Input Subject 04:24
483A Better Interface 03:00
484The Article List Component 03:45
485Accessing the Data 04:07
486Rendering Articles 03:35
487Fetching a Page 01:18
488Fixing Some Styling 02:17
489Creating Custom Pipes 04:09
490Custom Pipe Arguments 04:47
491The Shared Module Pattern 02:37
492Connecting the Paginator 03:42
493Paginator Strategy 03:13
494Paginator Internals 07:25
495Styling the Current Page 03:10
496Parent to Child Communication 03:46

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Frequently asked questions

What are the prerequisites for enrolling in this course?
Before enrolling, it's beneficial to have a basic understanding of JavaScript and some familiarity with web development concepts. The course covers advanced topics in Angular, including Typescript and RxJs, so prior experience with these or similar technologies would be advantageous.
What kinds of projects will I build in this course?
The course involves building large, professional-grade web applications using Angular. You will work on several projects, learning to manage complex applications effectively. Key areas include deploying Angular apps, creating components, and handling data with RxJs, equipping you to prepare your own apps.
Who is the target audience for this course?
This course is designed for developers who are looking to deepen their understanding of Angular and apply best practices in building large-scale applications. It is suitable for those aiming to become competitive in the job market as Angular developers.
How does this course compare in depth and scope to other Angular courses?
Unlike courses that focus solely on Angular's basic syntax, this course delves into the advanced aspects of building complex and professional web applications. It provides clarity on best practices, using tools like Typescript and RxJs, and offers insights into the advantages and pitfalls of various strategies.
What specific tools and platforms are covered in the course?
The course covers essential tools like Typescript for error catching and RxJs for data management. It also includes lessons on deploying Angular applications, using directives like NgFor, and creating custom pipes to format data effectively.
What topics are not covered in this course?
While the course is comprehensive in its coverage of Angular, it does not focus on non-Angular specific backend technologies or databases. The primary focus is on mastering Angular and its ecosystem, including Typescript and RxJs.
How much time should I expect to commit to completing this course?
The course comprises 496 lessons, providing a detailed exploration of Angular. Although the exact runtime is not specified, prospective students should be prepared to invest significant time in mastering the material through extensive lessons and hands-on projects.