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diff --git a/docs/content/misc/faq.ngdoc b/docs/content/misc/faq.ngdoc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2030dfbb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/misc/faq.ngdoc @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +@workInProgress +@ngdoc overview +@name FAQ +@description + +#FAQ + +### Why is this project called "angular"? Why is the namespace called "ng"? + +Because HTML has angular brackets and "ng" sounds like "angular". + +### Is <angular/> an HTML5 tag? + +No, <angular/> is not an HTML5 tag. angular is an orthogonal project to HTML5; you can use the two +together. + +### Is angular a {library, framework, DOM manipulation library, widget library, native plugin}? + +No, angular is none of these. You don't call its functions, it does not call your functions, +it does not provide a way to manipulate DOM, but does provide primitives to create UI projections +of your data. There are lots of existing widget libraries which you can integrate with angular. +It is 100% JavaScript, 100% client side and compatible with both desktop and mobile browsers. + +### Do I need to worry about security holes in angular? + +Like with any technology, angular is not impervious to attack. angular does, however, provide +built-in protection from basic security holes including cross-site scripting and HTML injection +attacks. angular does round-trip escaping on all strings for you. + +### Can I download the source, build, and host the angular environment locally? + +Yes. See instructions in {@link intro.downloading downloading}. + +### Is angular a templating system? + +At the highest level, angular does look like a just another templating system. But there is one +important reason why angular templating system is different and makes it very good fit for +application development: bidirectional data binding. The template is compiled on the browser and +the compilation step produces a live view. This means you, the developer, don't need to write +code to constantly sync the view with the model and the model with the view as in other +templating systems. + +### What browsers does angular work with? + +Webkit-based browsers (Safari, Chrome, iPhone, Android, WebOS, BlackBerry 6), Firefox, IE6 and +above. Note that CSS only works on IE7 and above. + +### What's angular's performance like? + +angular takes ~300ms to load, render, and compile. In Chrome it uses about 2-5MB of memory. Your +app's performance will vary depending on how many bindings you use. + +### How big is the angular bootstrap JS file that I need to include? + +The size of the library itself is < 50KB compressed and obfuscated. + +### Can I use the open-source Closure Library with angular? + +Yes, you can use widgets from the {@link http://code.google.com/closure/library Closure Library} +in angular. + +### Does angular use the jQuery library? + +Yes, angular uses {@link http://jquery.com/ jQuery}, the open source DOM manipulation library. +If jQuery is not present in your script path, angular falls back on its own implementation of +{@link angular.element jQuery lite}. If jQuery is present in the path, angular uses it to +manipulate the DOM. + +### What is testability like in angular? + +Very testable. It has an integrated dependency injection framework. See +{@link angular.service service} for details. + +### How can I learn more about angular? + +Watch the July 28, 2010 talk +"{@link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elvcgVSynRg| Angular: A Radically Different Way of Building AJAX Apps}". + +### How is angular licensed? + +The MIT License. |
