docs(guide): rewrite guide landing page

Change landing page to include a set of curated links with subject
headings as a guide through Angular's docs and other resources.

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 @name Developer Guide
 @description
 
-Welcome to the angular Developer Guide. If you are here to learn the details of how to use angular
-to develop web apps, you've come to the right place.
+# Guide to AngularJS Documentation
 
-If you are completely or relatively unfamiliar with angular, you may want to check out one or both
-of the following documents before returning here to the Developer Guide:
+Everything you need to know about AngularJS
+
+## First steps
+
+Just starting with Angular?  These links will give you a solid foundation to start building apps.
+
+* {@link tutorial/index Official AngularJS Tutorial}
+
+* [10 Reasons Why You Should Use AngularJS](http://www.sitepoint.com/10-reasons-use-angularjs/)
+
+* [Design Principles of AngularJS (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCR7i5F5L8c)
+
+* [Fundamentals in 60 Minutes (video)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9MHigUZKEM)
+
+* [For folks with jQuery background](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14994391/how-do-i-think-in-angularjs-if-i-have-a-jquery-background)
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+### Templates
+
+In Angular applications, you move the job of filling page templates with data from the server to the client.  The result is a system better structured for dynamic page updates.  Below are the core features you'll use.
+
+* {@link guide/dev_guide.templates.databinding Data binding}
+
+* {@link guide/expression Expressions}
+
+* {@link guide/directive Directives}
+
+* {@link api/ngRoute.$route Views and routes (see the example)}
+
+* {@link guide/dev_guide.templates.filters Filters}
+
+* {@link guide/forms Forms} and [Concepts of AngularJS Forms](http://mrbool.com/the-concepts-of-angularjs-forms/29117)
+
+### Application Structure
+
+* **Blog post: **[When to use directives, controllers or services](http://kirkbushell.me/when-to-use-directives-controllers-or-services-in-angular/)
+
+* **Separation of concerns:** {@link guide/dev_guide.mvc Model-View-Controller}
+
+* **App wiring:** {@link guide/di Dependency injection}
+
+* **Exposing model to templates:** {@link guide/scope Scopes}
+
+* **Communicating with servers:** {@link api/ng.$http $http}, {@link api/ngResource.$resource $resource}
+
+### Other AngularJS Features
+
+* **Animation:** {@link guide/animations Core concepts}, {@link api/ngAnimate ngAnimate API}, and [Animation in AngularJS 1.2](http://www.yearofmoo.com/2013/08/remastered-animation-in-angularjs-1-2.html)
+
+* **Security:** {@link api/ng.$sce Strict Contextual Escaping}, {@link api/ng.directive:ngCsp Content Security Policy}, {@link api/ngSanitize.$sanitize $sanitize}, [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ifoT-Id54)
+
+* **Internationalization and Localization:** {@link guide/i18n Angular Guide to i18n and l10n}, {@link api/ng.filter:date date filter}, {@link api/ng.filter:currency currency filter}, [Creating multilingual support](http://www.novanet.no/blog/hallstein-brotan/dates/2013/10/creating-multilingual-support-using-angularjs/)
+
+* **Mobile:** {@link api/ngTouch Touch events}
+
+### Testing
+
+* **Unit testing:** [Using Karma (video)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG5DEzaQBIc), {@link guide/dev_guide.unit-testing Unit testing}, {@link guide/dev_guide.services.testing_services Testing services}, [Karma in Webstorm](http://blog.jetbrains.com/webstorm/2013/10/running-javascript-tests-with-karma-in-webstorm-7/)
+
+* **Scenario testing:** [Protractor](https://github.com/angular/protractor)
+
+## Specific Topics
+
+* **Login: **[Google example](https://developers.google.com/+/photohunt/python), [Facebook example](http://blog.brunoscopelliti.com/facebook-authentication-in-your-angularjs-web-app), [authentication strategy](http://blog.brunoscopelliti.com/deal-with-users-authentication-in-an-angularjs-web-app), [unix-style authorization](http://frederiknakstad.com/authentication-in-single-page-applications-with-angular-js/)
+
+* **Mobile:** [Angular on Mobile Guide](http://www.ng-newsletter.com/posts/angular-on-mobile.html), [PhoneGap](http://devgirl.org/2013/06/10/quick-start-guide-phonegap-and-angularjs/)
+
+* **Other Languages:** [CoffeeScript](http://www.coffeescriptlove.com/2013/08/angularjs-and-coffeescript-tutorials.html), [Dart](https://github.com/angular/angular.dart.tutorial/wiki)
+
+* **Realtime: **[Socket.io](http://www.creativebloq.com/javascript/angularjs-collaboration-board-socketio-2132885), [OmniBinder](https://github.com/jeffbcross/omnibinder)
+
+* **Visualization:** [SVG](http://gaslight.co/blog/angular-backed-svgs), [D3.js](http://www.ng-newsletter.com/posts/d3-on-angular.html)
+
+## Tools
+
+* **Debugging:** [Batarang](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/angularjs-batarang/ighdmehidhipcmcojjgiloacoafjmpfk?hl=en)
+
+* **Testing:** [Karma](http://karma-runner.github.io), [Protractor](https://github.com/angular/protractor)
+
+* **Editor support:** [Webstorm](http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6971) (and [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJOyrSh1kDU)), [Sublime Text](https://github.com/angular-ui/AngularJS-sublime-package), [Visual Studio](http://madskristensen.net/post/angularjs-intellisense-in-visual-studio-2012)
+
+* **Workflow:** [Yeoman.io](https://github.com/yeoman/generator-angular) and [Angular Yeoman Tutorial](http://www.sitepoint.com/kickstart-your-angularjs-development-with-yeoman-grunt-and-bower/)
+
+## Complimentary Libraries
+
+This is a short list of libraries with specific support and documentation for working with Angular.  You can find a full list of all known Angular external libraries at [ngmodules.org](http://ngmodules.org/).
+
+* **Internationalization:** [angular-translate](http://pascalprecht.github.io/angular-translate/), [angular-gettext](http://angular-gettext.rocketeer.be/)
+
+* **RESTful services:** [Restangular](https://github.com/mgonto/restangular)
+
+* **SQL and NoSQL backends:** [BreezeJS](http://www.breezejs.com/), [AngularFire](http://angularfire.com/)
+
+* **UI Widgets: **[KendoUI](http://kendo-labs.github.io/angular-kendo/#/), [UI Bootstrap](http://angular-ui.github.io/bootstrap/), [Wijmo](http://wijmo.com/tag/angularjs-2/)
+
+## Deployment
+
+### General 
+
+* **Javascript minification: **[Background](http://thegreenpizza.github.io/2013/05/25/building-minification-safe-angular.js-applications/), [ngmin automation tool](http://www.thinkster.io/pick/XlWneEZCqY/angularjs-ngmin)
+
+* **Tracking:** [Angularyitcs (Google Analytics)](http://ngmodules.org/modules/angularytics), [Logging Client-Side Errors](http://www.bennadel.com/blog/2542-Logging-Client-Side-Errors-With-AngularJS-And-Stacktrace-js.htm)
+
+* **SEO:** [By hand](http://www.yearofmoo.com/2012/11/angularjs-and-seo.html), [prerender.io](http://prerender.io/), [Brombone](http://www.brombone.com/), [SEO.js](http://getseojs.com/)
+
+### Server-Specific
+
+* **Django:** [Tutorial](http://blog.mourafiq.com/post/55034504632/end-to-end-web-app-with-django-rest-framework), [Integrating AngularJS with Django](http://django-angular.readthedocs.org/en/latest/integration.html)
+
+* **FireBase:** [AngularFire](http://angularfire.com/), [Realtime Apps with AngularJS and FireBase (video)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZI7z7qnHU)
+
+* **Google Cloud Platform: **[with Cloud Endpoints](https://cloud.google.com/resources/articles/angularjs-cloud-endpoints-recipe-for-building-modern-web-applications), [with Go](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-angular-gotodos)
+
+* **Hood.ie:** [60 Minutes to Awesome](http://www.roberthorvick.com/2013/06/30/todomvc-angularjs-hood-ie-60-minutes-to-awesome/)
+
+* **MEAN Stack: **[Blog post](http://blog.mongodb.org/post/49262866911/the-mean-stack-mongodb-expressjs-angularjs-and), [Setup](http://thecodebarbarian.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/introduction-to-the-mean-stack-part-one-setting-up-your-tools/), [GDL Video](https://developers.google.com/live/shows/913996610) 
+
+* **Rails: **[Tutorial](http://coderberry.me/blog/2013/04/22/angularjs-on-rails-4-part-1/), [AngularJS with Rails4](https://shellycloud.com/blog/2013/10/how-to-integrate-angularjs-with-rails-4), [angularjs-rails](https://github.com/hiravgandhi/angularjs-rails)
+
+* **PHP: **[Building a RESTful web service](http://blog.brunoscopelliti.com/building-a-restful-web-service-with-angularjs-and-php-more-power-with-resource), [End to End with Laravel 4 (video)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqAyiqUs93c)
+
+## Learning Resources
+
+* **Books: **[AngularJS](http://www.amazon.com/AngularJS-Brad-Green/dp/1449344852), [Mastering Web App Development](http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Web-Application-Development-AngularJS/dp/1782161821), [AngularJS Directives](http://www.amazon.com/AngularJS-Directives-Alex-Vanston/dp/1783280336)
+
+* **Videos: **[egghead.io](http://egghead.io/), [Angular on YouTube](http://youtube.com/angularjs)
+
+* **Courses (free online):** [thinkster.io](http://thinkster.io), [CodeAcademy](http://www.codecademy.com/courses/javascript-advanced-en-2hJ3J/0/1)
+
+* **Courses ($ online):** [Pluralsite (3 courses)](http://www.pluralsight.com/training/Courses/Find?highlight=true&searchTerm=angularjs), [Tuts+](https://tutsplus.com/course/easier-js-apps-with-angular/), [lynda.com](http://www.lynda.com/AngularJS-tutorials/Up-Running-AngularJS/133318-2.html)
+
+* **Courses ($ onsite):** [angularbootcamp.com](http://angularbootcamp.com/)
+
+## Getting Help
+
+The recipe for getting help on your unique issue is to create an example that could work (even if it doesn't) in a shareable example on [Plunker](http://plnkr.co/), [JSFiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/), or similar site and then post to one of the following:
+
+* [Stackoverflow.com](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=angularjs)
+
+* [AngularJS mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/angular)
+
+* [AngularJS IRC channel](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=angularjs&uio=d4)
+
+## Social Channels
+
+* **Daily updates:** [Google+](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AngularJS) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/angularjs)
+
+* **Meetups: **[meetup.com](http://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=angularJS&radius=Infinity&userFreeform=San+Francisco%2C+CA&mcId=z94108&mcName=San+Francisco%2C+CA&sort=member_count&eventFilter=mysugg)
+
+* **Official news and releases: **[AngularJS Blog](http://blog.angularjs.org/)
+
+## Contributing to AngularJS
+
+Though we have a core group of core contributors at Google, Angular is an open source project with hundreds of contributors.  We'd love you to be one of them.  When you're ready, please read the {@link misc/contribute Guide for contributing to AngularJS}.
+
+## Final Bits
+
+Didn't find what you're looking for here?  Check out [AngularJS-Learning](https://github.com/jmcunningham/AngularJS-Learning) for an even more comprehensive list of links to videos, tutorials, and blog posts.
+
+If you have awesome AngularJS resources that belong on this page, please tell us about them on [Google+](https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AngularJS) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/angularjs).
 
-* {@link misc/started Getting Started}
-* {@link tutorial/index Angular Tutorial}