What is Angular?

Angular is a TypeScript-based framework from Google. It is used to create web applications for mobile and desktop devices. With over 76,000 stars on GitHub ( as of September 2021 ), Angular is one of the most popular and widely used frameworks in modern application development.

Angular’s clear advantages include its easy-to-understand Command Line Interface (CLI), its emphasis on data security, and the ease of integrating third-party packages.

Angular Version 13

As punctual as a Swiss clock, Google releases a new version of Angular every six months. We have taken a close look at the upcoming Angular version 13. In this detailed report, we will introduce you to the most important planned updates of Angular 13 and conclude whether the Angular 13 update is worth it.

Angular Version 13 Release Date

On August 4th and 11th, two beta releases of Angular version 13 were published on GitHub ( https://github.com/angular/angular/releases ). If you trust the release intervals, a new version is released every six months. Angular 11 was released on November 11th, 2020, Angular 12 in May 2021.

Accordingly, the new Angular update with version 13 should probably be released in mid-November 2021 .

Angular Version 13 Features

In the following section, we will take a closer look at the most important new features planned for Angular version 13. We have selected the most interesting new features and present them here.

Improved debugging and test times

Angular works with the so-called “TestBed” . TestBed is the primary API for writing unit tests for Angular applications and libraries.

To reduce testing time in TestBed, changes are being made to the API in Angular version 13. In the final version, the test environment will be automatically set up and dismantled after each test run. This also leads to better isolation between tests.

Less framework overhead

Removing the outdated View Engine will reduce maintenance costs and code base complexity in Angular 13. All internal tools were previously switched to Ivy, so the change should work smoothly. Ivy is a new version of Angular’s rendering engine and was first released in Angular version 8. Ivy compiles individual components more independently of each other, improving development times. They are even investing in developing an Ivy library distribution so that the library format can use Ivy compilation.

Ergonomic APIs

Web applications often have a slow initial loading time. Angular version 13 aims to reduce this time through ergonomic code splitting APIs. This is achieved by granular code splitting at the component level.

Full use of framework features with Zone.js opt-out

In Angular version 13, Zone.js will become optional for Angular applications.

Since Zone.js does not support native async/await syntax, many benefits are lost. Making Zone.js optional can simplify the framework, improve debugging, and reduce the size of application packages.

Better development ergonomics through strict typing

The Angular development team is currently working on implementing strict typing in “Reactive Forms”. This will enable better support for text editors and IDEs, among other things. Strict typing offers several advantages. For example, you can access the documentation in the IDE while programming. In addition, type constraints offer more options for compiler optimizations and thus better performance.

Optional NgModule

In the upcoming Angular update, NgModule will be made optional. This will allow developers to develop standalone components and implement an alternative API for declaring the compilation scope.

No browser compatibility IE11

In Angular version 13, Internet Explorer 11 support is now to be discontinued entirely. Authorities or institutions that still use IE 11 and have not yet switched to Microsoft Edge or other browsers will certainly be negatively affected by this. Anyone who wants to continue working with the Angular framework should therefore consider changing browsers.

Is the Angular 13 update worth it?

Unless you are dependent on Internet Explorer 11, we would recommend updating your Angular version to version 13. There are a number of benefits to doing so, as listed in this article. More useful new features are likely to be added over time.

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