The framework everyone loved, abandoned, then resurrected—now with 100% more corporate drama.
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.
Editing
Slick graphics explaining Ivy compiler that finally make sense.
Production
Google campus access and archival footage of 2010s web dev chaos.
Writing
Narrative arc treats semver like Shakespearean tragedy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miško Hevery originally built AngularJS in 2009 to help designers bridge HTML and JavaScript without writing code.
The Angular 2 rewrite sparked one of tech's most infamous community fractures, directly fueling React's dominance.
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