Server-Side Enterprise Development with Angular: Use Angular Universal to pre-render your web pages, improving SEO and application UX

Bram Borggreve

Nov 2018 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this eBook

Build SEO-friendly, progressive web applications that live on the web, mobile, or desktop, using the latest Angular Universal which is loaded with powerful features such as components, directives, and servicesKey FeaturesExplore differences between server-side and client-side renderingLearn how to create a progressive web app with great SEO support Discover best practices and how to use them to develop an appBook Description

With the help of Server-Side Enterprise Development with Angular, equip yourself with the skills required to create modern, progressive web applications that load quickly and efficiently. This fast-paced book is a great way to learn how to build an effective UX by using the new features of Angular 7 beta, without wasting efforts in searching for referrals.

To start off, you'll install Angular CLI and set up a working environment, followed by learning to distinguish between the container and presentational components. You'll explore advanced concepts such as making requests to a REST API from an Angular application, creating a web server using Node.js and Express, and adding dynamic metadata. You'll also understand how to implement and configure a service worker using Angular PWA and deploy the server-side rendered app to the cloud.

By the end of this book, you'll have developed skills to serve your users views that load instantly, while reaping all the SEO benefits of improved page indexing.

What you will learnIdentify what makes an Angular application SEO-friendlyGenerate commands to create components and servicesDistinguish between the container and presentational componentsImplement server-side rendering using Angular UniversalCreate a web server using Node.js and ExpressAdd dynamic metadata to your web applicationDeploy a server-side rendered app to the cloudImplement and configure a service worker using Angular PWAWho this book is for

Server-Side Enterprise Development with Angular is for you if you are an experienced front-end developer who wants to quickly work through examples that demonstrate all the key features of server-side development. You need some prior exposure to Angular to follow through this book.

About the author

Bram Borggreve is a software engineer from the Netherlands, who currently works as an instructor at egghead.io, and is the founder of Colmena Consultancy. With almost 20 years of experience in all fields of the software lifecycle, Bram has a complete overview of the high-value challenges that clients are keen to resolve.