Beginning Server-Side Application Development with Angular

Discover how to rapidly prototype SEO-friendly web applications with Angular UniversalKey FeaturesRapidly build an application thats optimized for search performanceDevelop service workers to make your application truly progressiveAutomatically update metadata and load in content from external APIsBook DescriptionEquip yourself with the skills required to create modern progressive web applications that load quickly and efficiently. This fast-paced guide to server-side Angular leads you through an example application that uses Angular Universal to render application pages on the server rather than the client.Youll learn how to serve your users views that load instantly while reaping all the SEO benefits of improved page indexing. With differences of just 200 milliseconds in performance having a measurable impact on your users its more important than ever to get server-side right.What you will learnUse the official tools provided by Angular to build an SEO-friendly applicationCreate a dynamic web application that maps to current Angular best practicesManage your Angular applications with Angular CLIImplement server-side rendering for your future web application projectsConfigure service workers to automatically update your application in the backgroundWho this book is forThis book is ideal for experienced front-end developers who are looking to quickly work through an intelligent example that demonstrates all the key features of server-side development with Angular. Youll need some prior exposure to Angular as we skim over the basics and get straight to work.