diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
index a872868931..19edc805eb 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -968,23 +968,23 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
 
         // Initially, `isTransitoning` is true.
         expect(component.isTransitioning).toBe(true);
-        expect(toolbar.classes['transitioning']).toBe(true);
+        expect(toolbar.classes.transitioning).toBe(true);
 
         triggerDocViewerEvent('docRendered');
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(component.isTransitioning).toBe(false);
-        expect(toolbar.classes['transitioning']).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(toolbar.classes.transitioning).toBeFalsy();
 
         // While a document is being rendered, `isTransitoning` is set to true.
         triggerDocViewerEvent('docReady');
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(component.isTransitioning).toBe(true);
-        expect(toolbar.classes['transitioning']).toBe(true);
+        expect(toolbar.classes.transitioning).toBe(true);
 
         triggerDocViewerEvent('docRendered');
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(component.isTransitioning).toBe(false);
-        expect(toolbar.classes['transitioning']).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(toolbar.classes.transitioning).toBeFalsy();
       });
 
       it('should update the sidenav state as soon as a new document is inserted (but not before)', () => {
@@ -1031,15 +1031,15 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
 
         navigateTo('guide/pipes');
         expect(component.pageId).toEqual('guide-pipes');
-        expect(container.properties['id']).toEqual('guide-pipes');
+        expect(container.properties.id).toEqual('guide-pipes');
 
         navigateTo('news');
         expect(component.pageId).toEqual('news');
-        expect(container.properties['id']).toEqual('news');
+        expect(container.properties.id).toEqual('news');
 
         navigateTo('');
         expect(component.pageId).toEqual('home');
-        expect(container.properties['id']).toEqual('home');
+        expect(container.properties.id).toEqual('home');
       });
 
       it('should not be affected by changes to the query', () => {
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
         navigateTo('guide/other?search=http');
 
         expect(component.pageId).toEqual('guide-other');
-        expect(container.properties['id']).toEqual('guide-other');
+        expect(container.properties.id).toEqual('guide-other');
       });
     });
 
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
 
       function checkHostClass(type: string, value: string) {
         const host = fixture.debugElement;
-        const classes: string = host.properties['className'];
+        const classes: string = host.properties.className;
         const classArray = classes.split(' ').filter(c => c.indexOf(`${type}-`) === 0);
         expect(classArray.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1, `"${classes}" should have only one class matching ${type}-*`);
         expect(classArray).toEqual([`${type}-${value}`], `"${classes}" should contain ${type}-${value}`);
diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
index 42826349bf..bc07be2930 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     // Compute the version picker list from the current version and the versions in the navigation map
     combineLatest([
       this.navigationService.versionInfo,
-      this.navigationService.navigationViews.pipe(map(views => views['docVersions'])),
+      this.navigationService.navigationViews.pipe(map(views => views.docVersions)),
     ]).subscribe(([versionInfo, versions]) => {
       // TODO(pbd): consider whether we can lookup the stable and next versions from the internet
       const computedVersions: NavigationNode[] = [
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     });
 
     this.navigationService.navigationViews.subscribe(views => {
-      this.footerNodes = views['Footer'] || [];
-      this.sideNavNodes = views['SideNav'] || [];
-      this.topMenuNodes = views['TopBar'] || [];
-      this.topMenuNarrowNodes = views['TopBarNarrow'] || this.topMenuNodes;
+      this.footerNodes = views.Footer || [];
+      this.sideNavNodes = views.SideNav || [];
+      this.topMenuNodes = views.TopBar || [];
+      this.topMenuNarrowNodes = views.TopBarNarrow || this.topMenuNodes;
     });
 
     this.navigationService.versionInfo.subscribe(vi => this.versionInfo = vi);
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/code/pretty-printer.service.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/code/pretty-printer.service.ts
index 8df9665dc9..0f234dd787 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/code/pretty-printer.service.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/code/pretty-printer.service.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ export class PrettyPrinter {
   }
 
   private getPrettyPrintOne(): Promise<PrettyPrintOne> {
-    const ppo = (window as any)['prettyPrintOne'];
+    const ppo = (window as any).prettyPrintOne;
     return ppo ? Promise.resolve(ppo) :
       // `prettyPrintOne` is not on `window`, which means `prettify.js` has not been loaded yet.
       // Import it; ad a side-effect it will add `prettyPrintOne` on `window`.
       import('assets/js/prettify.js' as any)
         .then(
-          () => (window as any)['prettyPrintOne'],
+          () => (window as any).prettyPrintOne,
           err => {
             const msg = `Cannot get prettify.js from server: ${err.message}`;
             this.logger.error(new Error(msg));
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.spec.ts
index 72f110ce29..ccf426558a 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('ContributorListComponent', () => {
   it('should set the query to the "GDE" group when user selects "GDE"', () => {
     component = getComponent();
     component.selectGroup('GDE');
-    expect(locationService.searchResult['group']).toBe('GDE');
+    expect(locationService.searchResult.group).toBe('GDE');
   });
 
   it('should set the query to the first group when user selects unknown name', () => {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('ContributorListComponent', () => {
     component.selectGroup('GDE'); // a legit group that isn't the first
 
     component.selectGroup('foo'); // not a legit group name
-    expect(locationService.searchResult['group']).toBe('Angular');
+    expect(locationService.searchResult.group).toBe('Angular');
   });
 
   //// Test Helpers ////
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.ts
index e6887d5ac9..fd0116fe97 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/contributor/contributor-list.component.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class ContributorListComponent implements OnInit {
     private locationService: LocationService) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    const groupName =  this.locationService.search()['group'] || '';
+    const groupName =  this.locationService.search().group || '';
     // no need to unsubscribe because `contributors` completes
     this.contributorService.contributors
       .subscribe(grps => {
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.spec.ts
index cfc2bbf554..11c31ff241 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.spec.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('ResourceListComponent', () => {
   it('should set the query to the "education" category when user selects "education"', () => {
     component = getComponent();
     component.selectCategory('education');
-    expect(locationService.searchResult['category']).toBe('education');
+    expect(locationService.searchResult.category).toBe('education');
   });
 
   it('should set the query to the first category when user selects unknown name', () => {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('ResourceListComponent', () => {
     component.selectCategory('education'); // a legit group that isn't the first
 
     component.selectCategory('foo'); // not a legit group name
-    expect(locationService.searchResult['category']).toBe('development');
+    expect(locationService.searchResult.category).toBe('development');
   });
 
   //// Test Helpers ////
diff --git a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.ts b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.ts
index 6b48195fa8..63be0ec155 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/custom-elements/resource/resource-list.component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class ResourceListComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    const category =  this.locationService.search()['category'] || '';
+    const category =  this.locationService.search().category || '';
     // Not using async pipe because cats appear twice in template
     // No need to unsubscribe because categories observable completes.
     this.resourceService.categories.subscribe(cats => {
diff --git a/aio/src/app/navigation/navigation.service.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/navigation/navigation.service.spec.ts
index 028b357979..96fc80b95b 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/navigation/navigation.service.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/navigation/navigation.service.spec.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('NavigationService', () => {
     ];
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      navService.navigationViews.subscribe(views => view = views['sideNav']);
+      navService.navigationViews.subscribe(views => view = views.sideNav);
       httpMock.expectOne({}).flush({sideNav});
     });
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('NavigationService', () => {
         {...v, ...{ tooltip: v.title + '.'}})
       );
 
-      navService.navigationViews.subscribe(views => actualDocVersions = views['docVersions']);
+      navService.navigationViews.subscribe(views => actualDocVersions = views.docVersions);
     });
 
     it('should extract the docVersions', () => {
diff --git a/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.ts b/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.ts
index 10b90866a2..741df09dd1 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class SearchBoxComponent implements AfterViewInit {
    * When we first show this search box we trigger a search if there is a search query in the URL
    */
   ngAfterViewInit() {
-    const query = this.locationService.search()['search'];
+    const query = this.locationService.search().search;
     if (query) {
       this.query = this.decodeQuery(query);
       this.doSearch();
diff --git a/aio/src/app/shared/deployment.service.ts b/aio/src/app/shared/deployment.service.ts
index 3a77b91c93..651f27cf46 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/shared/deployment.service.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/shared/deployment.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class Deployment {
    * The deployment mode set from the environment provided at build time;
    * or overridden by the `mode` query parameter: e.g. `...?mode=archive`
    */
-  mode: string = this.location.search()['mode'] || environment.mode;
+  mode: string = this.location.search().mode || environment.mode;
 
   constructor(private location: LocationService) {}
 }
diff --git a/aio/src/app/shared/ga.service.ts b/aio/src/app/shared/ga.service.ts
index 65318f2a20..ec557cf2e9 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/shared/ga.service.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/shared/ga.service.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class GaService {
   private previousUrl: string;
 
   constructor(@Inject(WindowToken) private window: Window) {
-    this.ga('create', environment['gaId'] , 'auto');
+    this.ga('create', environment.gaId , 'auto');
   }
 
   locationChanged(url: string) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class GaService {
   }
 
   ga(...args: any[]) {
-    const gaFn = (this.window as any)['ga'];
+    const gaFn = (this.window as any).ga;
     if (gaFn) {
       gaFn(...args);
     }
diff --git a/aio/tslint.json b/aio/tslint.json
index 07c0e2e9c2..fd04237249 100644
--- a/aio/tslint.json
+++ b/aio/tslint.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
       "ignore-params"
     ],
     "no-redundant-jsdoc": true,
-    "no-string-literal": false,
     "no-switch-case-fall-through": true,
     "no-var-requires": false,
     "object-literal-key-quotes": false,