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Angular2 Universal Starter

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Enjoy Server Side rendering and Web Workers in your Angular2 Application

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Overview

The Angular2 Universal Starter Kit offers a robust foundation for building server-rendered applications using Angular2. By leveraging server-side rendering, this starter kit ensures instant page loading and provides a seamless user experience, allowing the application to run in a Web Worker for smooth UI interactions. With an emphasis on rapid development and testing, the kit includes essential tools and features that streamline the build process and enhance application performance.

Designed for developers of all levels, this starter kit incorporates modern web technologies and methodologies, making it easier to create dynamic and responsive applications. The focus on live reloading and testing capabilities further enhances the development workflow, allowing for quick iterations and improvements.

Features

  • Server Side Rendering: Provides instant page loading benefits, significantly improving user experience.
  • Web Worker Integration: Runs the entire Angular2 application in a Web Worker, ensuring a smooth and responsive UI.
  • Preboot Support: Captures browser events before Angular2 is fully initialized, enhancing the initial user interaction.
  • Webpack Code Splitting: Utilizes Webpack’s features to enable lazy loading of application components, optimizing load times.
  • Live Reloading: Automatically reloads the browser on code changes, facilitating a faster development cycle.
  • TypeScript and Typings: Leverages TypeScript for type safety and enhanced development tools.
  • PostCSS and CSSNext: Implements modern CSS techniques for more powerful styling options.
  • Comprehensive Testing Framework: Includes unit tests with Karma and end-to-end tests with Protractor for thorough application testing.
express
Express

Express.js is a simple Node.js framework for single, multi-page, and hybrid web applications.

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Typescript

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.

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Webpack

Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.