@ngdoc overview
@name Developer Guide: Angular HTML Compiler
@description

The core of Angular is its HTML compiler.  The compiler processes Angular 
{@link api/angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive directives} allowing them to transform a 
static HTML page into a dynamic web application.

The default HTML transformations that the Angular compiler provides are useful for building generic
apps, but you can also extend the compiler to create a domain-specific language for building
specific types of web applications.

All compilation takes place in the web browser; no server is involved.


## Related Topics

* {@link dev_guide.compiler.understanding_compiler Understanding How the Compiler Works}
* {@link dev_guide.compiler.testing_dom_element Testing a New DOM Element}

## Related API

* {@link api/angular.module.ng.$compile Angular Compiler API}
* {@link api/angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive Directives API}