Best Lucas Ng Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 86 - Only News! w/ Lucas & Josh 51:31

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. YouTube Link We're back again for a live episode in Vancouver! Time for a "making it" update as we go through progress in the last few months and some new ventures moving forward! We dive into these new ideas and the mindset behind their conception as well as the business plan and strategy, and …

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Ep. 85 - Streamlining Characters w/ Jade Pattenden 54:33

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. YouTube Link We're back in 2025 with our first episode of the year with Vancouver based actress and model, Jade Pattenden! Jade stars in her first lead role as main characters "Nadia", an aspiring actress taking auditions and looking for her break, and the titular "Lola Dust", a deepfake online …

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Angular Elements, Annex & Storybook with Brad McAlister - AiA 439 51:33

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular, Brad McAlister joins our regular panelists: Alyssa, Chris, and Brooks! Brad walks us through his work of transitioning into an Annex Monorepo and how working with Angular Elements in conjunction has been going. Brad also breaks down what StoryBook is and how it has helped him in his workflows. Picks Alyssa …

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How to Get a 60% Performance Gains with Push Pipe featuring Michael Hladky - AiA 438 52:23

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Michael Hladky joins the adventure to discuss how he's gotten a 60% performance increase using push pipe and related techniques. Many developers can get by without this technology, but Michael explains how to pull the push pipe into your code and what that looks like compared to Zone.js and the default stack in Angular. Links New possibilities with…

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Matchmaking NGXS and Firebase with Joaquin Cid - AiA 437 55:07

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Joaquin Cid is an Argentinian developer who has built a plugin for NGXS state library that allows developers to connect to Firebase and have their queries automatically import into NGXS. Further, it also allows them to define actions that will update their datastore when triggered. The new Adventures in Angular panel dives into the ins and outs of …

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Practical Applications of RxJS in Angular Development - AiA 436 23:50

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In today's episode, Lucas is joined by Jason Akbar, a full-stack software engineer who’s got a knack for front-end development. He recently penned some intriguing articles on Medium about RxJS operators. He will reveal what motivated him to write about RxJS operators, especially focusing on the top 17 operators that every Angular developer should k…

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Ep. 84 - Yes, and Never w/ Kristina Lao (Singer/Actress) 49:32

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. YouTube Link: HERE This week, we have the very talented singer/actress & arts education advocate, Kristina Lao, joining us to share her experience transitioning from a degree in International Business to embarking upon a creative & artistic path that led her to becoming the first Hong Kong gradu…

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Azure Cognitive Services with Ankit Sharma - AiA 435 36:53

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Ankit Sharma, an Angular GDE and author, joins us in this episode of Adventures in Angular to talk about using Azure cognitive services with Angular. Links https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/cognitive-services https://tic-tac-toe-d9068.firebaseapp.com/ https://bookcart.azurewebsites.net/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/cognitive-…

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Power Up Angular with RXjs with Armen Vardanyan - AiA 434 57:09

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Armen Vardanyan is an Armenian Angular developer who works extensively with both angular and RXjs. He walks Chuck through the ins and outs of how he uses RXjs to expand the functionality of his Angular applications and how to think about observables in general. Picks Armen- Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 6-Book Boxed Set Charles- The Way of Kings: The S…

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Getting your Components to Communicate with Ravi Veliyat - AiA 433 50:48

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Ravi Veliyat helps train people in many web technologies, Angular being one of them. The panel discusses the various ways you can get your components to communicate, from inputs and outputs all the way up to NgRx. Ravi walks through the different options, with great examples that will keep you on the edge of your headphones. Links You might not nee…

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Managing and Capturing Errors in Angular ft. Philipp Kief - AiA 432 54:08

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Philipp Kief is a German developer who walks through how to manage and capture errors in your Angular application and how to display them to users. He discusses how he standardized error handlers in his applications and what he does to make sure that they get logged someplace. Links Angular Component Extractor Philipp Kief - Medium Philipp Kief Twi…

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Web Components for Cross Framework Development with Nishu Goel - AiA 431 44:55

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Nishu Goel joins the Adventure to talk about how Web Components can be used in Angular applications and how to use them to share functionality across multiple applications written in different frameworks. We also dive into how web components are used and compatibility across browsers. Links Angular elements overview manfredsteyer/ngx-build-plus Web…

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Profiling Angular Apps with Gil Fink - AiA 430 44:34

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The illustrious and well-regarded Gil Fink joins the Adventures in Angular panel to talk about profiling your Angular apps. Profiling consists of finding bottlenecks, and memory leaks among other problems within your application. Most of the time, the problems are hard to see from the development side. Usually, they appear when your user uses a dev…

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Leveraging Event Sourcing: Enhancing Scalability and Consistency in Front-end and Back-end - AiA 429 54:34

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In this episode, Lucas, Armen, and Subrat are joined by Luis Galeas, the CEO and founder of Ambar. Today's discussion dives into the fascinating world of event sourcing, exploring its intricacies in both front-end and back-end development. Event sourcing has emerged as a pivotal technique for managing the state by recording events that can rebuild …

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Is There Benefits from Working From Home with Will Gant - AiA 428 1:00:07

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular, Will Gant, author of Remote Work talks about working from home and working outside of the client's office. He and Brooks share their experience with working through the challenges, benefits, and methods of working remotely. Picks Will - Follow Will's work on > www.simpleprogrammer.com Brooks - NGXS Brooks -…

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Data Mocking with Dave Cooper - AiA 427 42:10

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular the panel interviews Dave Cooper, who recently gave a talk at AngularConnect about using Mock Data. Dave starts by explaining more about his talk and sharing the benefits of using data mocking solutions and rapid prototyping. He shares the secrets of doing rapid prototyping. There are challenges to using moc…

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Managing Component State the Sane Way with Freddy Montes - AiA 426 44:41

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Freddy Montes joins the adventure to discuss how he and his team manage state in their Angular components. Many development teams instinctively reach for a solution like ngrx when they're building their angular apps and start seeing complex state. However, there's a lot of boilerplate and it's often overkill for small to medium apps. Freddy talks a…

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Cross Platform Angular with Richard Sithole - AiA 425 1:01:34

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Have you ever thought how nice it'd be to write your apps for desktop and mobile alongside the web? Richard Sithole joins the adventure to discuss how to pull a desktop app and mobile app into your repo using electron and capacitor to extend the functionality to new platforms. It turns out that a single repo cross-platform app isn't a total pipe dr…

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Micro Frontends and Zoneless Angular: Bridging Framework Interoperability - AiA 424 51:16

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Dive deep into the latest trends and challenges in the development world. Lucas, Armen, and Subrat Mishra are joined by a special guest, Rakia Ben Sassi, a Google Developer Expert in Angular. In this episode, they explore the complexities and potential benefits of adopting Zoneless Angular and discuss the critical updates in Angular 18, including i…

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Accessibility in Angular with Vitalii Bobrov - AiA 423 50:06

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Special guest, Vitalii Bobrov joins us to talk about accessibility on the web and how to relate it to user experience in general. What can we do to improve accessibility? How can we improve accessibility? Why should we even care about accessibility? Find the answers to these questions and much more on this very insightful episode of Adventures in A…

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Ep. 83 - A Journey of Steps w/ Logan Charron (Director) 1:03:39

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/edaRAlBCdu0 This week, we have Vancouver indie film and music video director and producer, Logan Charron, joining us to share his experience in the Vancouver independent film community. Under his Dark River Studios, Logan has directed and produced many mus…

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Bazel with Alex Eagle - AiA 422 1:01:06

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Alex Eagle is a Software Engineer on the core Angular team at Google. Alex and the panel talk about Bazel, a a free software tool that allows for the automation of building and testing of software. Links Alex’s GitHub Alex’s Twitter Alex’s LinkedIn Bazel Angular and Bazel Join BazelBuild on Slack! Picks Aaron - Axe Throwing Jennifer - Drama on the …

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Functional Programming with Angular, NgRx with Raul Jimenez - AiA 421 55:31

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Raul Jimenez, the CEO of Byte Default, answers the panels many questions on functional programming with NgRx. In this playful interview, Raul defines functional programming and what it is trying to solve. The panel discusses side effects using a Spiderman analogy. Raul shares the benefits of switching to and when to use NgRx. The importance of know…

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The JAM in JAMstack with Tara Z. Manicsic - AiA 420 37:43

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular the panel interviews Tara Manicsic. Tara is an Angular Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify. Tara explains what she does at Netlify. She explains what Netlify is and introduces the topic for today’s episode, JAMstack. She explains what services Netlify offers and the packages they offer. She explains tha…

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Angular Projects with Zama Khan Mohammed - AiA 419 40:56

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular the panel interviews Zama Khan Mohammed about his recent book and other open source work he has done in the Angular community. Zama explains what is so different about his book and why it is worth reading. His book takes an approach different than the common practice of walking readers through concepts, inst…

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Ep. 82 - Freestyle Fridays w/ Rio D (Rapper) 53:31

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IJFI3JcfFbo Our first guest of Series 4 is a Lebanese - Canadian rapper from Toronto called Rio D. Our co-host, Josh Yang, met Rio D at digital nomad events while living in Buenos Aires in November, 2023, and quickly connected on a shared interest in creative…

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Unleashing Angular's Potential with WebAssembly and Rust - AiA 418 35:36

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In today's episode, They dive deep into the fascinating world of WebAssembly and Rust with our special guest expert, Evgeniy Tuboltsev. WebAssembly, a powerful binary format, allows code to run at near-native speeds in the browser, making it ideal for high-performance tasks like video processing, gaming, and cryptography. Rust, a compiled language,…

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Mastering Angular Testing Strategies with Ng Demo and Cypress Integration - AiA 417 33:29

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In this episode, they dive deep into the world of Angular application testing with our special guest, Matt, the author of the Angular Mini Book and creator of the ng demo repository. They explore the essentials of unit tests, service tests, and end-to-end tests using Cypress, and discuss the intricacies of building a robust testing infrastructure w…

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Put A Form Around It with Sani Yusuf - AiA 416 53:29

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular, Sani Yusuf stops by for an adventure and chats with Alyssa, Brooks & Chris about building component libraries in Nx and how he feels forms are one of Angular’s most powerful and perhaps underrated features. Links https://zippopotam.us/ Picks Sani - Operator Decision Tree Alyssa - RxJS in Angular: Reactive D…

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Ep. 81 - Series 4 Premiere - New Energy 37:12

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang - Full Ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/424SXh_1NSY It's a new Series with new horizons and time for us to change the game and bring in some new energy. In this premiere episode, it's been 7 months since our Series 3 Finale episode and a whirlwind of activity for both co-hosts. Josh spent 3 month…

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Ep. 80 - Series 3 Finale 36:15

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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang - Full Ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cVKAoZdbxtw The reports of our podcast disappearing are greatly exaggerated as we come back from the depths of the past with this first in person podcast recording since the pandemic originally recorded on November 9th, 2023 in Vancouver, Canada. It's been …

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Why would you use Angular in a Startup? - AiA 415 37:03

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Catalin Ciubotaru joins the show today to share his industry insights and the advantages and disadvantages of using Angular in a startup. In this episode… Main advantages of Angular Moving quickly with Angular Developer experience and templates Disadvantages of using Angular Hiring with a startup mentality Startups defined Micro front ends and mono…

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Progressive State Management with NGXS with Aliaksei Kuncevic - AiA 414 1:02:08

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In this episode, Brooks, Alyssa and Chris talk with Aliaksei Kuncevič about Progressive State Management with NGXS. Aliaksei walks the crew through this progressive journey by starting small and implementing reactive services. These are services with a behavior subject. Aliaksei then demonstrates how you can migrate from reactive services to using …

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The Easiest Way to use Angular Elements with Tomas Trajan - AIA 413 45:46

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular Tomas Trajan, an angular elements expert, breaks down how to use angular elements for the panel. Tomas explains that angular elements are great for very specific use cases. Tomas starts by describing a scenario with a large enterprise with tens of developer teams and hundreds of developers, they have a few c…

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Navigating Technical Hurdles: Exporting Invoices to PDF and Maintaining Rich Text Formatting - AiA 412 33:30

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Mrina Sugosh is a Keynote Speaker, Advisory Board Member and Technical Storyteller. They delve into the world of web development and all things tech. In today's episode, they have an insightful discussion about the technical complexities of exporting invoices to PDF, the challenges of converting HTML rich text to PDF or Word documents while preserv…

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Mastering Open Source Contributions with Santosh Yadav - AiA 411 52:16

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Santosh Yadav is a Google Developer Expert for Angular. They delve into the intricacies of contributing to the Angular ecosystem and demystify the challenges associated with open-source projects. They discuss the importance of long-term commitment to open-source contributions, share insights on committing to documentation, and emphasize the signifi…

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Migrating Material: AngularJS -> Angular with Michael Prentice - AiA 410 53:43

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Michael Prentice is the owner of DevIntent and an AngularJS Material Lead Maintainer at Rangle.io. Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Developer Book Club Become a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs Membership Links Michael’s GitHub Michael’s Twitter Michael’s LinkedIn Picks Aaron - rxjs.live Brian - Stephen Fluin - YouTube Brian - The Umbrella Academy Jo…

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AngularJS to Angular Migration with Craig Spence - AiA 409 41:00

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Craig Spence was a developer at Trade Me in New Zealand before he moved to Sweden to join Spotify. Trade Me is New Zealand's biggest website and it is similar to eBay where people buy and sell lots of different items. Craig talks about his experiences migrating Trade Me from AngularJS to Angular and the challenges they faced. One of the tips Craig …

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Ngrid with Shlomi Assaf - AiA 408 42:13

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In this week’s episode of Adventures in Angular the panel interviews Shlomi Assaf, talking about ngrid. After some playful banter about the naming of Ngrid, Shlomi shares the reasons behind building ngrid. The company he was working for at the time need a grid, he tested nggrid but wanted something completely opensource, so he built one. He also ex…

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Angular CLI and NX: Managing Libraries and Runtime Translation - AiA 407 39:48

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Alan Agius is a Software Engineer at Google. Lucas and Alan dive into the world of Angular development with a focus on internationalization and library management. They unpack the latest features of Angular 17.3, including improvements to Angular CLI, and shed light on the upcoming developments in version 18. They explore the nuances of runtime and…

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Understanding the Power of Ignite UI with Konstantin Dinev - AiA 406 39:46

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Konstantin Dinaev is the director of product development and a major contributor to Ignite UI. They explore the differences between Ignite UI and Material UI, focusing on Ignite UI's suitability for data-heavy applications and diverse, complex components. From its open-source nature to its dual licensing model for commercial usage, they explore the…

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Revolutionizing Angular Development with Rxfx - AIA 405 50:08

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Dean Radcliffe is a senior software engineer at Optum. Armen and Lucas take a deep dive into the intricacies of reactivity and RxJS. Our special guest, Dean, introduces us to the RxFX library and its potential to simplify observable and effect handling. Join them as they explore the complexities of managing loading states and effects in app develop…

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Finding a Job with Charles Max Wood - AIA 404 43:17

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular, Charles does a solo episode talking about entrepreneurship and the topic/course on “How to Get a Job.” This is an informative episode for those looking for a job as a developer and how to prepare your resume for your career search. Charles covers the core pieces of the course and specific areas of tailoring…

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Building A Component Library with Thomas Pink & Fabian Friedl - AiA 403 50:05

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Thomas Pink and Fabian Friedl from Dynatrace join Adventures in Angular to discuss the highs and lows of building an in-house design system with Angular and the exciting move from keeping it internal to open sourcing and letting the world loose upon it. Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Developer Book Club Become a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs Mem…

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Power Up Angular with RXjs with Armen Vardanyan - AiA 402 57:15

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Armen Vardanyan is an Armenian Angular developer who works extensively with both Angular and RXjs. He walks Chuck through the ins and outs of how he uses RXjs to expand the functionality of his Angular applications and how to think about observables in general. Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Raygun - Application Monitoring For Web & Mobile Apps B…

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Working with Google Maps on Angular with Katerina Skroumpelou - AiA 401 49:01

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular, we talk with Katerina Skroumpelou, who is a Google Maps and Angular Google Developer Expert and team member at @nrwl_io, living in Greece. In this episode, Katerina talks about how she got started with Google Maps. She also covers how the Google Maps JS API has changed over time, how you can get started usi…

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Amazing Backends for Angular Devs with NestJS with Ely Lucas - AiA 400 42:52

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Ionic’s very own Ely Lucas swings by to chat to Alyssa, Chris & Brooks about NestJS, the node framework that’s winning over devs in the Angular community and beyond. The panel dive into the docs, learning about how Nest allows developers to structure powerful backends with a syntax that will make Angular devs in particular feel right at home.Sponso…

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Signal-Based Stores in NgRx v17 - AiA 399 54:48

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Armen, Subrat, and Chuck dive deep into the ever-evolving world of Angular development and the latest developments in the NGRX framework. In this episode, they explore the introduction of version 17 of NGRX and the shift towards fully signal-based stores. They discuss the implications for existing NGRX data usage, the frustrations and opportunities…

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Migrating to New Angular Features - AiA 398 50:15

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Armen, Charles, and Lucas join this week's panelist episode. They dive deep into the process of converting components to standalones using a schematic provided by the Angular team. They discuss the challenges faced in the migration process, insights into the reasons behind certain Angular features still being module-based, and the adoption of new c…

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Server-Side Rendering in Angular 17 - AiA 397 45:08

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Armen and Lucas join this week's panelist episode. They explain SSR, how it works, its advantages, and its pros and cons. They dive into the services it provides to its users and how it improves applications. Moreover, they discuss the SSR improvements in Angular 17 and many more. Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Raygun - Application Monitoring For…