Decorators in TypeScript

352 Pages·2016·2.25 MB·English

Learning Angular 2
Your quick, no-nonsense guide to building real-world
apps with Angular 2
Pablo Deeleman
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Learning Angular 2
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About the Author
Pablo Deeleman is a former UX designer and frontend engineer who discovered
the Web back in the 90s, when a 14,400 bps modem was the key to an unparalleled
world of marvels and a build-your-own-website was the name of the game.
After getting his BA (Hons) degree in marketing and moving through different
roles in the advertising arena, he took his chance and evolved into a self-taught,
passionate UX designer and frontend developer with a crunch for beautifully crafted
CSS layouts and JavaScript thick clients, having produced countless interactive
designs and web desktop and mobile applications ever since.
During these years, he has fulfilled his career as both an UX designer and frontend
developer by successfully leading Internet projects for a wide range of clients and
teams, encompassing European online travel operators, Silicon Valley-based start-ups,
international heavy-traffic tube websites, global banking portals, or gambling and
mobile gaming companies, just to name a few. At some point along this journey, the
rise of Node.js and single-page-application frameworks became a turning point in his
career, being currently focused on building JavaScript-driven web experiences.
After having lived and worked in several countries, Pablo Deeleman currently lives
in Barcelona, Spain, where he leads the frontend endeavor in the Barcelona studio
of Gameloft, the world leader in mobile gaming, and the home of internationally
acclaimed games, such as Despicable Me: Minions Rush and Asphalt 8.
When not writing books or taking part in industry events and talks, he spends most
of his time fulfilling his other passion: playing piano and guitar.
Acknowledgments
The book you hold in your hands right now is the result of a lot of time, effort, and
sacrifice. Someone wisely said once that writing a book about a framework in the
alpha stage is like aiming at a moving target, and indeed it is. During the writing,
the author and the team involved in this project wound up losing track of how
many times we had rewritten everything to conform to the latest incarnation of
the framework. In the heat of the battle, it is quite easy to fall under the weight of
frustration and seriously consider whether such a project is worth the effort or not.
In that sense, this is why I only have words of appreciation for the team at Packt and
most particularly for Samantha Gonsalves. Her kind words of support fueled the
energy I needed to move this project ahead.
I would also like to specially thank my friend and tech author Jorge Ferrando for
his guidance and hints during the production process for this book. His expertise in
Angular 2 became priceless when assessing the different courses of action to deliver
the best learning experience. A mention is required as well for our other fellow
developers Javier Gómez, Alfonso Fernández, Fran Iruela, and Pedro Narciso.
I'd like to also thank the people who have mentored me and accompanied me along
this professional journey over these years, with a special mention for the people at
Casumo and Gameloft, and most specifically and in no particular order, for Razmus
Svenningson, Kim Larsen, Josef Galea, Steve Attard, Iden Azzopardi, Renald Dalli,
Matthew Borg, Mark Busuttil, Gerard Giné, Antonio González, Albert Puértolas,
Rafael Marfil and the always inspiring Stuart Langridge.
About the Reviewer
Johannes Weber is a passionate developer and adviser in the field of web
technologies spotlighted on enterprise JS apps. He works for Mayflower GmbH
(Munich, Germany), where he focuses on the migration of SPA and MPA. In his
free time, he (co)organizes the AngularJS Munich meetups, AngularCamp and
JS-Kongress.de. Johannes cofounded ESnextNews.com, where you get five great
ECMAScript.next links every week in your inbox.
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This book is dedicated to my parents Paul and Pepa, and in the
loving memory of my brother José Raúl.
You will live forever in our hearts.