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include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
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img(src="/resources/images/devguide/intro/people.png" alt="Us" align="left" style="width:200px; margin-left:-40px;margin-right:10px" )
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The Developer Guide is a practical guide to Angular for experienced programmers who
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are building client applications in HTML and JavaScript.
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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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<br clear="all">
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<a id="how-to-read"></a>
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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
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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
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to a simple data-driven app.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Most chapters are *not* tutorials.
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They highlight key points in code rather than explain each step necessary to build the sample.
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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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## Feedback
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We welcome feedback! Leave a comment by clicking the icon in upper right corner of the banner.
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Post *documentation* issues and pull requests on the
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[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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