Angular: The Documentary | An origin story

Born as an internal Google experiment - and initially brushed off by Gmail and Google Maps - AngularJS soon became a JavaScript sensation. But when internal pressures pushed the team towards a radical overhaul of the framework, the community felt left behind. What followed was years of attempts to bring Angular back to its former glory without breaking the world again.
Once considered dead and buried, Angular is back on everyone’s lips, pushing the boundaries of JavaScript and reaching new levels of importance at Google.
From Angular 2 to Ivy, incorporating Signals to converging with Wiz and everything in between, get ready to explore the journey of Angular with a star-studded cast including Miško Hevery, Igor Minor, Brad Green, Minko Gechev, Sarah Drasner, Alex Rickabaugh, Addy Osmani, Ryan Carniato and Simona Cotin, among others.
Filmmaker: Guillermo López
External Contributor/Lead Producer: Stefan Kingham
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[@thomas_prikryl]

In the vast and highly competitive market of JavaScript framework documentaries, this one’s a solid NaN/10.

[@avwie132]

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[@helloworld2054]

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[@helloworlditsworld]

This is so [object Object]

[@PhaseControlDNB]

Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER / 10

[@ukanahdean9701]

Does this mean good or bad? Someone help me out here

[@_benlesh]

To date, the Angular team was some of the most brilliant engineers I've ever worked with, and I treasure parts of my time on that team. There was so much that happened this documentary doesn't touch on, behind the scenes, socially, and technically, that I bore witness too during my time in Silicon Valley that it's sort of unreal to think about. While I still absolutely love folks like Misko and Brad, IMO Angular's change of management a few years ago is the best thing that could have happened to the framework. It revitalized the engineering work and finally took Angular in the direction it needed to go.

[@davebudah]

Being a long-time Angular Developer, I find this documentary worth my time.

[@hbfl3x50]

Picked Up Angular 6 months ago, the last time i touched it was in 2020. Coming back was the greatest choice i ever made, just jumped straight into angular 18, My future apps and career depends on it.

[@johnpribesh388]

I'm so stoked on this!!! 🎉 As a primary angular dev since angularjs this makes me feel like a real nerd 🤓 ❤

[@joemtz8478]

I've been using Angular for 8 years now. I'm excited to know its story. 😬

[@Mej123ful]

its story

[@joemtz8478]

@@Mej123ful I've edited it. Thanks!

[@PhaseControlDNB]

Thank you for this documentary, I learned some interesting things about your path towards the "new" Angular framework. An interesting fact to me was the decision to switch to Dart, I always thought that you directly jumped from JavaScript to TypeScript. There were some things that I would have liked to see mentioned in detail, like "killing the controller" part - how did you decide to do it and introduce components, what was the driver behind that (maybe other competitive frameworks)? Another thing that deserved a place in the documentary is the switch from modular projects to standalone components (it was as important as Ivy and the signals). Typed reactive forms was also a huge milestone. Personally I know very well how these changes happened and what was the motivation but I guess the purpose of the documentary is to be seen by non-Angular developers too so they can understand how the framework matured (and maybe give it a try). But still, it's an amazing documentary and I'm aware that you can't fit everything into 60 minutes. Huge thanks to the whole team that keeps supporting Angular (I've been using it since the AngularJS era) and I'm happy to see the Bulgarian link in Angular (Minko) still being part of it! 🎉

[@codewithleonel__]

This came out in the right time, 5/6 years I go I tried Angular and I thought was a bit complex (because I didn't know Typescript hehe) so I became a React Dev a bit before hooks where introduced (until now), then worked with Vue v2, now I work at a company that uses Angular v16 and I saw how much it evolved and I am really having fun learning.

[@luizbaldi]

Learning AngularJS back then made me want to work full-time with front-end development, even though the path to Angular 2 made a lot of folks (including myself) pivot to React or Vue. Huge respect for the folks behind the team, this was a fundamental piece of tech to the evolution of the web.

[@nomiscph]

Been along for the whole ride remember picking up angularjs in my early days around 12/13 still to this day i ship angular applications It has never been better 🔥

[@itsmuradhossen]

Waiting for this since the short video noticed. Now it's here

[@mk2k685]

As a full-stacker I left Angular for Vue at the time of Angular 4, never looked back but much respect to the community!

[@eneajahollari1203]

You can always sit with us!

[@TheAlexLichter]

@@eneajahollari1203 As a Vue dev (and Nuxt core team member) I can second this! The Angular community is super hospitable 🙏

[@Mr.x.187]

i just got hired for my first vue job after 5 years of React, I hope it goes well.

[@mk2k685]

@@Mr.x.187 you might love how simple Vue is

[@Mr.x.187]

@ if there is one thing I love, its simplicity, and so far, after spending some time in the docs I'm liking what I'm seeing! Is there anything in particular that frustrates you with Vue?

[@nucleus8706]

Started with Angular 2 - have always loved Angular and super excited about the future of Angular. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@SushantRahate]

As an early adopter since the AngularJS days, I’ve always loved Angular, despite the peer pressure to switch to React or Vue. I still have a special connection with it and look forward to seeing it grow even more! ❤️

[@efepanama]

I can relate

[@bobDotJS]

At least Theo wont steal this one because it's outside of his interests of such diverse topics as... React and, well, just React

[@juristr]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/poqucqGdjNSsjNk

[@nathangwyn6098]

Lol don't test him.

[@agoodmansaid]

Oh but he will. He’s been talking about angular lately

[@vpetryniak]

What happened? What Theo stole?

[@StingSting844]

@@juristrthe reference is for his reaction video to react documentary and the following drama

[@kingpinkent]

I remember when AngularJS came out and I was so stoked to switch from BackboneJS. Been using Angular ever since!

[@chrisgilardi]

Love these documentaries - Long Live Angular!

[@masterterricola]

I would like to see full integration with Wiz so that all Google services are built with Angular, at that point there will be no turning back and Angular will become the most important, I stick with the phrase “Angular is the Keanu Reeves of frameworks” ❤

[@ivanmaglica264]

I almost went to React two years ago and about a year ago, mostly because of JSX templating. I was always blocked by state management. You don't know how powerful Services are until they are not there for you. I'm quite glad I stayed. Also new @ blocks are awesome.

[@eduardgorte8241]

Skill issues

[@mehdibenfredj1818]

@@eduardgorte8241 it's not a skill issue if you prefer one way of doing things over another. I've worked with both and found that the angular way ( services, DI ... ) feels more natural to a software engineer than hooks and rerenders. I wish there would be a best of both words ( jsx and angular state management ).

[@dew_reddit]

Good to see angular turning a new page as a react main myself. I’ve been tired of relearning everything every few months or so.

[@SanjeevHQ]

This documentary bring back all the memories. I loved angularJS so much then and yes angular 2 was a big change:) I always loved the community. Keep up the good work.

[@CodingTutorials360]

I love that Zeb and ClickUp is in this! Gonna watch tonight!

[@marklreyes]

From AngularJS (I loved so much) to the past me blindly saying "yea let's upgrade to Angular 2" (without watching a single conference), then being met by the brick wall which was called TypeScript, not understanding why there's so much emphasis in the number "2" in Angular 2, "it's just Angular" still triggers me, SystemJS to Webpack and having to copy all that code over from an old repo into a new one, being inundated with so much confusing boilerplate needed to manage state (hi, NgRx)...but...to where the framework currently sits v17+, standalone components by default to Signals, this was a very enjoyable, therapeutic and nostalgic documentary. Angular is indeed back and it was great to see the behind the curtain emotions from Igor & Miško during those fuzzier eras because I as an IC for my past workplaces, felt the hardship of it through code while internalizing my doubts about the tech stack while externally still advocating for it to my peers. It makes more sense now as to how it lost some devs to React, the conception of Vue and more. TO BE CONTINUED, INDEED!

[@isaacsouza17]

Please make one for PHP, that would be insane, it just has so much history...

[@skaffen]

Did you mean Symfony ? PHP is a langage, not a framework.

[@nomoredarts8918]

I'm with Angular before version 1.0 even. I've introduced it in my organization. Instead of static page and two front-end developers, we end up with single page application and tree teams. It was huge win for the company

[@m-hadji]

i came to Angular in 2015 and it was love at first sight. after 10 years and 3 jobs later i still am in love.

[@adityaanuragi6916]

2015 being 10 years ago is wild

[@Hapkumdo]

Awesome - looking forward to enjoying this :D

[@agoodmansaid]

This is great! It’ll get devs talking about angular again

[@HoNow222]

Still best framework ever.

[@Jarza]

Even as a React developer I had a great time learning aboutAngular's history through this movie! I watched this on ArmadaJS conference in Novi Sad, Serbia when they gave us a world class premiere 😄

[@aguluman]

I love Ryan personality

[@likandokayombo]

It's here finally

[@velociraptor5962]

Angular versioning... yep. Ionic did the same thing and broke so much stuff too. so painful. But, I'm still here. No choice. haha. This is a great doco. Thanks guys.

[@mfpears]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="900">15:00</a> Types are good for all teams, not just big teams. So glad Angular went down that path.

[@siwatkaolueng6871]

As frontend engineer, I have started Angular since version 2 and stopped at Angular 15 due to the new opportunity with React. It has been 2 years for React now. I really miss the past experience of Angular. Thanks to Misko and all Angular team members for created the best developer experience framework. Thanks to Victor and Jeff for creating Nx - Smart Monorepos.

[@juanitourquiza]

It's an amazing documentary, thanks Angular team

[@soumyabiswas140]

'Angular is the Keanu Reeves of UI Framework' - it looks like people started moving from React, Vue to Angular as UI in Angular is more readable and with more exciting features than frustrating JS and long lines of React codes. React had a good initial phases, but it is difficult for them to expand now... it is more like a free version of an attractive wrapper. The moment you want to look inside the wrapper, you find it 'Hu-Ha' - it is not free anymore... I FEEL LUCKY TO MOVE AWAY FROM REACT AND MOVED TO ANGULAR AT THE RIGHT TIME ANGULAR 19 - I'm Loving It.

[@ZenG2k24]

well finally released, was waiting for long time :)

[@chopstickschop]

Angular is the GOAT

[@jozef-javorsky-dodo]

THX, interesting stuff.

[@emmytobs]

Absolutely amazing documentary!

[@sebastiencloss7526]

still working happily with Angular... since 2012 !! and enjoying it

[@DK-ox7ze]

As a React developer I found Angular very complicated. Though I had only tried it briefly.

[@jaroslavoswald7566]

As a fellow React dev who spend some time with Angular, everything looks complicated when you don't understand it.

[@marcuss.abildskov7175]

That's because React developers aren't real software engineers.

[@jaroslavoswald7566]

@@marcuss.abildskov7175 I mean that is dumb generalization, but sure. U do you.

[@avishekdattaray2065]

same I should say when I see React codes after working with frontend frameworks for around 5years now. Many things I see there and think why React made it so complicated which can be achieved in Angular in a clean and simple way.

[@ernestsakala417]

Favourite framework ❤

[@dj_hemath]

To be continued?? There is another part of it?? I can't wait!

[@jhoanmiguelescobararboleda8547]

I have never tried Angular koz I was afraid that I will lose my time because of the cahnges, but now I may give it a try

[@sashashpota]

As always, great documentary. Keep moving.

[@billionsjoel]

Loved the entire documentary, even though I'm not an Angular developer. I think I'll have to give Angular a try. However, towards the end, it felt more like a marketing pitch for Angular.

[@jsuryakt]

Go Angular Team 🚀

[@BrettCoffin]

I started to use AngularJS when it was in beta been a fan ever since ! 😘

[@somcho]

Vesting in the angular ecosystem somewhat ruined my career. I was such a big supporter/fan. Good to know some of what was going on behind closed doors

[@AdrianClaudiuDima]

I’ve been using since it was in beta, I remember when you’ve changed the routing configuration before v2 release. Also I remember when you’ve changed the angular material naming of the components from md to mat in a minor release 😂😂. Keep up the good work.

[@wtchmker]

I'm a backend engineer, and yet to try Angular for the frontend 💡

[@mateusfreira]

amazing content, great video o/

[@oualead]

ANGULAR is still by far a great framework

[@steftrando]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="900">15:00</a> this guy really knows how to talk like a true engineering lead

[@2gbeh]

Angular is THE ultimate JS framework for enterprise, adheres to clean design patterns and principles (like NestJS). Not to be confused with- or compared to React and co. The only reason I/we use React is because of the job market.

[@codewithkeys]

I am thrilled to have learned Angular and to be working with it. I also enjoy sharing videos about Angular in Persian

[@gaabmarquez]

Let's gooo

[@melodyogonna]

I'm only now coming back to Angular after adopting Vue because Angular 2 was too hard, big, and unfamiliar for my beginner brain.

[@raihan.nismara]

my first javascript library/framework that i used 🙌🙌🔥🔥

[@ydahm]

Would love to see a documentary on JetBrains !

[@sultan-ul-arefin]

Thanks

[@djihadbengati2268]

💘 Angular

[@Shulkerkiste]

Angular

[@imprezagang]

Finally

[@FuzailShaikh]

Ah he was a java expert, that explains code style of Angular with annotations and classes. I always thought it was heavily inspired from SpringBoot

[@CruxError]

GOAT❤

[@dzivojelic]

Maybe you could teach some of these things to the GCP team :)

[@Pasqualle77]

I am going to install Angular right NOW!

[@sebastian-nunez]

🔥

[@medamara123]

🎉🎉🎉

[@StingSting844]

Compared to other Honeypot documentaries this was a bit underwhelming. There is no coherent story or a timeline to follow. The other documentaries had great music composition too. Hope y'all make better ones next!

[@АнтонКулибякин]

I don't wish anything bad on Angular! BUT from the film it is clear how a large company almost killed the technology because of its internal settings and rules. Yes, they gave money for development, but they also made it so that competitors occupy more leading positions than them. And the fact that a person like Sarah moved to Angular is normal, but now she just says different things, I don't like it when people move to a company and justify themselves.

[@nikhiltaneja6673]

🍿

[@bitbytexplore]

💖

[@GiorgiMerabishvili91]

Angular is the most accomplished framework out there!

[@levimatheri7682]

Babe wake up, Honeypot just released a new video!

[@icantchosemyname]

I’m glad they used typescript instead of dart. It’s unfortunate but really if they continued with dart angular would be dead already. I wonder what parts of angular was introduced just because of dart ?

[@muratcanoguzhan]

Could you please share their bsky profiles? I had to close twitter.

[@antonanton22743]

tooop

[@QueeeeenZ]

Vue exists because of Angular, so thank you!!

[@irfanmohammad7269]

Need a documentary for typescript

[@davidjournot1741]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2fWY6OarcqVidE&pp=ygUJI3JlYWRsdWNr 🎉

[@JEsterCW]

*Noice* Let's see!

[@old_gaffer]

Good documentary, but it feels like it heavily underappreciated Mishko's role.

[@taiwokazeem9014]

interesting

[@kirillzlobin7135]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="114">1:54</a> What does he mean by this?? Using angular not knowing how to code... 😕

[@ThirumoorthyPonnusamy]

☘🥤

[@zuraforreg3088]

Watching all of these bs about js frameworks, I'm glad I stayed away from web front-end development :)

[@Gohealt]

Worst non sense created in human history is any js framework , just to give people imposter syndrome and anxiety.

[@promisenwanozie2546]

Do one doc for laravel

[@stefankingham3570]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Oan5ptl9SnhZYsi=0NRU_pcY4kPUwYz8

[@naturalworm]

None of these guys would get hired at these companies today. Wanna guess why?

[@ankuryadav8197]

Let me guess. Only leetcode

[@darint07]

Ok... You have my attention. What's the answer?

[@naturalworm]

@@ankuryadav8197 DING DING XD

[@Егор-д3у4с]

Круто, мне очень нравится. Но всё таки в подобных видео охота услышать бизнес сторону и какое отношение к конкурентам\аналогам. Как реагируют на их(чужой) успех. А так вообще супер😁👍🏻

[@OritroAhmed]

Hope this doesn't get "reacted" on

[@user-kt1iz4vc3x]

people fight about angular vs react vs oranges vs bananas but the og is vanilla php

[@old_gaffer]

you misspelled perl

[@RickardBrent]

The documentary nobody asked for.

[@clutchmastero9502]

1st comment

[@not_jpsenak]

Who asked

[@jaroslavoswald7566]

PTSD from migrating to Angular 2 is still strong with me. After some time I just went for react and never looked back.

[@imsrini]

This documentary is at least 5 years too late 🤣 Just look at the job boards - who even wants Angular any more ? You guys had it and then you blew it - sad.

[@awkeye7]

Just coz you don't use it. I doesn't mean we don't

[@azekeprofit]

Angular 1 to 2 was a such a disaster and completely pointless and unmotivated. They betrayed themselves and millions of others developers for NOTHING. Enjoy watching Vue overtaking you with largely old same syntax that you abandoned to get worse tooling.

[@qodesmith520]

Long live React