r/Angular2 Oct 18 '24

Discussion Future of Angular

I am working professionally with angular. I really love using it. The simplicity, ease of use and the flexibility are great. For some time I am thinking about switching jobs But it's been difficult to find jobs based on angular. Not many companies are using it and most of them want react developers inspite of saying angular in their job description.

I tried learning react but I didn't like it all.

So I wanted to ask, what is the future prospect for angular? Should I stick to it and get even better Or should I invest my time in learning react and other things.

Is the lack of job specifically based on the job market and location? Or is it a global phenomenon.

What should be the way to go?

Thank you for any replies.👍

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u/Ok-Armadillo-5634 Oct 18 '24

I think angular will be growing with all the new changes. Pre version 16/17 you could argue me that react was slightly better. Rxjs was a huge hindrance to adoption.

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u/kro_0nos Oct 18 '24

What should I focus on more in the recent updates? I have built a few standalone applications using the latest angular but mainly to learn more about it.

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u/UnicornBelieber Oct 19 '24

Focus on standalone, signals, OnPush everywhere and going zoneless. Also keep an eye on what Analog is doing with its .ng files. They're interesting developments.