The lessons in this tutorial create an Angular app that lists houses for rent and shows the details of individual houses. This app uses features that are common to many Angular apps.
Angular requires an active LTS or maintenance LTS version of Node. Let's confirm your version of node.js. For information about specific version requirements, see the engines property in the package.json file.
From a Terminal window:
Run the following command: node --version
Confirm that the version number displayed meets the requirements.
Your experience
The lessons in this tutorial assume that you have experience with the following:
Conceptual preview of your first Angular app
The lessons in this tutorial create an Angular app that lists houses for rent and shows the details of individual houses. This app uses features that are common to many Angular apps.
Local development environment
Note: This step is only for your local environment!
Perform these steps in a command-line tool on the computer you want to use for this tutorial.
1. Identify the version of node.js that Angular requires
Angular requires an active LTS or maintenance LTS version of Node. Let's confirm your version of node.js. For information about specific version requirements, see the engines property in the package.json file.
From a Terminal window:
2. Install the correct version of node.js for Angular
If you do not have a version of node.js installed, please follow the directions for installation on nodejs.org
3. Install the latest version of Angular
With node.js and npm installed, the next step is to install the Angular CLI which provides tooling for effective Angular development.
From a Terminal window run the following command:
4. Install integrated development environment (IDE)
You are free to use any tool you prefer to build apps with Angular. We recommend the following:
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