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										 |  |  |   The Developer Guide is a practical guide to Angular for experienced programmers who | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   We are on a journey together to understand how Angular works and, more importantly, | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   how to make it work for us.  This chapter begins the journey. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   # How to Read this Guide | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   The guide consists of chapters devoted to the challenges of building an application and  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   meeting those challenges with Angular. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   ## Learning Path | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   We don't have to read the guide straight through.  Most chapters stand on their own.  | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   There is a learning path for those of us who are new to Angular. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   1. Read the [Architecture Overview](architecture.html) to get the big picture. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. Step *outside* the guide and try the [QuickStart](../quickstart.html). The QuickStart is the "Hello, World" of Angular 2.  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   It shows us how to setup the libraries and tools we'll need to write *any* Angular app.  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. Follow the [Tutorial](../tutorial). The "Tour of Heroes" tutorial takes us step-by-step from where QuickStart leaves off  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   to a simple data-driven app.  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   Simple, yes, but with the essential characteristics we'd expect of a professional application: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   a sensible project structure, data binding, master/detail, services, dependency injection, navigation, and remote data access.  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |     Return to the developers guide. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. [Displaying Data](displaying-data.html) explains how to get information on to the screen. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. [User Input](user-input.html) covers the basics of responding to user behavior. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. [Forms](forms.html) handle user data entry and validation within the UI. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. [Dependency Injection](dependency-injection.html) is the way we build large, maintainable applications | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   from small, single purpose parts. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   1. [Template Syntax](template-syntax.html) is a comprehensive study of Angular template HTML.  | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   With this foundation, we can read and understand any chapter in the guide. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   ## Code Samples | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   Every chapter includes code snippets that we can reuse in our own applications.  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   These snippets are excerpts from a sample application that accompanies the chapter. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   Look for a link to a running version of that sample near the top of each page | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   such as this [live example](/resources/live-examples/architecture/ts/plnkr.html) from the [Architecture](architecture.html) chapter. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   The link launches a browser-based code editor where we can inspect, modify, save, and download the code. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   A few early chapters are written as tutorials and are clearly marked as such.  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   Most chapters are *not* tutorials.  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   They highlight key points in code rather than explain each step necessary to build the sample. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   We can always get the full source by way of the live link. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   ## Other Resources | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |   The [Cheat Sheet](cheatsheet.html) lists Angular syntax for common scenarios. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   The [API Guide](../api/) is the authority on every public-facing member of the Angular libraries. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   Post *documentation* issues and pull requests on the  | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |   [angular.io](https://github.com/angular/angular.io) github repository. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |   Post issues with *Angular 2 itself* to the [angular](https://github.com/angular/angular) github repository. | 
					
						
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