Angular version update
Angular 12 to 13
- Removal of View Engine: Angular 13 fully transitioned to Ivy, removing the older View Engine, which simplifies the framework and improves performance.
- TypeScript 4.4 Support: Enhanced support for TypeScript 4.4, bringing better type checking and new language features.
- Component API Enhancements: Improved ergonomics for component APIs, making it easier to work with components.
- Improved Build Performance: Optimizations to speed up builds and reduce bundle sizes.
- Dynamic Component Creation: Simplified API for dynamically creating components.
- Accessibility Improvements: Enhancements to improve the accessibility of Angular applications.
https://medium.com/better-programming/angular-13-features-ef528a9ae16f
Angular 13 to 14
- Typed Forms: Introduction of strict typing for forms.
- Standalone Components: Experimental support for standalone components.
- Template Diagnostics: Improved error checking.
- CLI Enhancements: Persistent build cache.
- DevTools: Enhanced debugging.
https://medium.com/enlear-academy/whats-new-in-angular-14-ab32c46bfcd
Angular 14 to 15
- Standalone APIs: Continued development of standalone components.
- Directive Composition API: New API for directives.
- Optional Injectors: For component creation.
- Template Diagnostics: More comprehensive checks.
- TypeScript 4.7: Support added.
https://medium.com/angular-training/whats-new-in-angular-15-819564b175ae
Angular 15 to 16
- Signal API: Introduction of Signals for reactivity.
- Hydration Improvements: Enhanced server-side rendering.
- RxJS 7.8: Updated version.
- Router Enhancements: Better lazy loading.
- Performance: Various optimizations.
Angular 16 is the revolution of Angular.
- bind router information to component input.
Angular 16 to 17
Angular 17 was released on the 8th of November, 2023
- Logo redesign
- Angular.dev
- Control flow syntax
- Deferrable views
- Signals: stable
- Dev tools
- Server-side rendering improvements
- New Lifestyle hooks
- Style and Style Urls as Strings
- Performance Improvements
- Security Improvements
https://medium.com/bitsrc/whats-new-in-angular-17-f618ba59226a
Angular 17 to 18
- New zoneless change detection with signals.
- Routes redirect as a function.
- New Signal APIs in developer preview.
- Material 3, signals, deferable views, and built-in control flow from version 17 are now stable in version 18.
- Application robust hosting with Firebase.
- Fallback content for ng-content.
- Form’s new control state change events.
- SSR improvements and event replay.
- Typescript 5.4 features.
Angular 18 to 19
- Standalone Components: Simplify Everything
- Enhanced Signal APIs
- Performance Enhancements: SSR and Hydration
- Event Replay
- Improved Dependency Injection (DI) with Type Inference
- Performance Boosts
- Updated Angular Material Components
https://medium.com/gitconnected/angular-new-features-4bdbbe47a986