Published in ngconf·Jun 27Troubleshooting Angular routingWhile the documentation of Angular routing is great, it does not cover some edge cases and troubleshooting of missing imports or duplicate paths in different submodules. So, in this story I decided to describe the ways you can break it. We will learn what can go wrong when configuring Angular…Angular7 min read
Published in ngconf·May 20Configure your Angular apps with an injection tokenIn my previous story I described the concept of dependency injection in Angular through the metaphor of ordering coffee in a cafe. Today we are going to have a look at a practical use case — how you can configure your apps with InjectionToken. Use Case Let’s say, you have a monorepo…Angular4 min read
Published in ngconf·May 16“Fake it till you make it” or how to mock backend response in an Angular applicationWe, frontend people, can control huge amount of things on the client side (in the browser or in the web app itself). We can implement the best user experience and visualize data in the best way… as long as there is data. No data — no app. At this point…Angular6 min read
Published in ngconf·May 5How to proxy HTTP requests in AngularIn this story you will learn how to proxy HTTP requests in Angular. We will not only look at the code and the implementation details, but also briefly talk about the use case itself. Why it could be useful to proxy your requests? Let’s assume that you want to build…Angular5 min read
Published in ngconf·Mar 15How to Survive A Tech Conference as A Speaker“I always figure it out on my own, I just need to panic first.” (Internet wisdom) I joined the Angular community just before the COVID-19 pandemic started. While I definitely profited from all the international meetups that suddenly became available, I totally lacked in-person exchange and networking. When an invitation…Conference7 min read
Published in ngconf·Dec 20, 202113 tools and techniques to accelerate frontend developmentYou’ve probably already heard about the so-called 10x developer, right? „A 10x developer is an individual who is thought to be as productive as 10 others in his or her field. The 10x developer would produce 10 times the outcomes of other colleagues, in a production, engineering, or software design…Frontend10 min read
Published in ngconf·Apr 29, 2021This Won’t Hurt a Bit — Dependency Injection Tokens in AngularDependency injection isn’t usually part of Angular 101, yet it is a very powerful feature. If you check out the official glossary, it states that DI tokens are “A lookup token associated with a dependency provider, for use with the dependency injection system.” Everything’s clear? …Angular6 min read
Published in ngconf·Mar 3, 2021The State of Frontend Development in the 2020s“I Predict the Internet Will Soon Go Spectacularly Supernova and in 1996 Catastrophically Collapse”, Robert Metcalfe © Here we go, yet another article about current trends in the <please fill in> year! You might be surprised, but I’m not going to compare Angular and React, neither I want to draw…Front End Development4 min read
Published in ngconf·Jan 6, 2021The Little Component That CouldA tale of a flexible Angular component — or when to use input or content projection — Once upon a time, there was a little ChameleonComponent. He was really tiny but very determined. According to the single responsibility principle, he could only stay green, as he was spending all his time in green woods. Here he is: ChameleonComponent.html: <p>I am a little green chameleon.</p> ChameleonComponent.ts: export class ChameleonComponent…4 min read
Published in ngconf·Nov 27, 2020Reactive error-handling in Angular“Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” © Murphy’s Law Error-handling is an architectural decision, and like any other architectural decision, it depends on the project goals and setup. …Angular7 min read
