@ngdoc overview
@name Developer Guide
@description

# Guide to AngularJS Documentation

Everything you need to know about AngularJS

* {@link guide/introduction What is AngularJS?}
* {@link guide/concepts Conceptual Overview}

## Tutorials

* {@link tutorial/index Official AngularJS Tutorial}
* [10 Reasons Why You Should Use AngularJS](http://www.sitepoint.com/10-reasons-use-angularjs/)
* [10 Reasons Why Developers Should Learn AngularJS](http://wintellect.com/blogs/jlikness/10-reasons-web-developers-should-learn-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 a 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/databinding Data binding}
* {@link guide/expression Expressions}
* {@link guide/directive Directives}
* {@link ngRoute.$route Views and routes (see the example)}
* {@link guide/filter 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/)
* **App wiring:** {@link guide/di Dependency injection}
* **Exposing model to templates:** {@link guide/scope Scopes}
* **Communicating with servers:** {@link ng.$http $http}, {@link ngResource.$resource $resource}

### Other AngularJS Features

* **Animation:** {@link guide/animations Core concepts}, {@link ngAnimate ngAnimate API}, and [Animation in AngularJS 1.2](http://www.yearofmoo.com/2013/08/remastered-animation-in-angularjs-1-2.html)
* **Security:** {@link ng.$sce Strict Contextual Escaping}, {@link ng.directive:ngCsp Content Security Policy}, {@link ngSanitize.$sanitize $sanitize}, [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ifoT-Id54)
* **Internationalization and Localization:** {@link guide/i18n Angular Guide to i18n and l10n}, {@link ng.filter:date date filter}, {@link 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 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/)

## Complementary 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/), [SEO4Ajax](http://www.seo4ajax.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), [Getting Started with Django Rest Framework and AngularJS](http://blog.kevinastone.com/getting-started-with-django-rest-framework-and-angularjs.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) by Brad Green and Shyam Seshadri
* [Mastering Web App Development](http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Web-Application-Development-AngularJS/dp/1782161821) by Pawel Kozlowski and Pete Bacon Darwin
* [AngularJS Directives](http://www.amazon.com/AngularJS-Directives-Alex-Vanston/dp/1783280336) by Alex Vanston
* [Recipes With AngularJS](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Recipes-Angular-js-Frederik-Dietz-ebook/dp/B00DK95V48) by Frederik Dietz
* [Developing an AngularJS Edge](http://www.amazon.com/Developing-AngularJS-Edge-Christopher-Hiller-ebook/dp/B00CJLFF8K) by Christopher Hiller
* [ng-book: The Complete Book on AngularJS](http://ng-book.com/) by Ari Lerner

###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)
* **Paid 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)
  [WintellectNOW (4 lessons)](http://www.wintellectnow.com/Course/Detail/mastering-angularjs)
* **Paid 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)
* **Weekly newsletter:** [ng-newsletter](http://www.ng-newsletter.com/)
* **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).