Angular  Vs AngularJS

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A Detailed Comparison

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What is Angular?

A web framework built on the MVC paradigm and offering two-way data binding, Angular is used for high-performance web apps with modern design and highly dynamic behavior.

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Still shot of laptop displaying a coding sequence.

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What is AngularJS?

Designed to facilitate single-page apps, AngularJS support for writing code in the MVC architecture and makes it possible for developers to add dynamic behavior to web applications.

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Comparison Based on Supported Languages

Angular supports JavaScript and TypeScript, but it prefers TypeScript due to annotations and static typing, whereas AngularJS supports only JavaScript.

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Comparison Based on Mobile Development Support

Applications developed using AngularJS are not mobile-friendly, unlike Angular applications, which are fully optimized for mobile browsers.

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Comparison Based on Architectural Support

The architecture of Angular is largely component-based. Also, Angular Components combine directives and templates, while AngularJS provides MVC and MVVM support.

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Comparison Based on Performance and Speed

AngularJS also comes with two-way binding, which facilitates the creation of dynamic web pages, while Angular applications also offer high performance due to data binding.

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Comparison Based on Dependency Injection

AngularJS uses directives instead of dependency injection to enhance app performance, whereas Angular uses hierarchical dependency injection.

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Comparison Based on Routing

Angular supports routing between multiple views, and to specify routing info, you use @RouteConfig{(…)}. AngularJS also allows you to define routing info using @routeProvider.when().

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Comparison Based on Data Binding

AngularJS supports two-way binding, but it uses ng-bind for one-way and ng-model directive for two-way binding. Angular supports two-way binding and lets you bind data between view and model.

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Comparison Based on CLI

Angular Framework includes AngularCLI tool that allows you to create and manage components and other project files from the command line, whereas AngularJS does not.

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