This chapter introduced the requirement for client-side development and helped you understand the basics of AngularJS. The client-side development enables application developers to develop applications that are based on browser plugins with newer versions of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The major advantage of using client-side development is that it takes less time than other forms of application development processes due to its inherent ability to update whenever the user clicks. AngularJS is a Google-owned open source application framework that can be used to create single-page web applications by employing the same elements that are used in client-side development.

We also looked at the anatomy of AngularJS and dealt with the MVC structure. MVC can be incorporated in AngularJS to provide a better Model-View-Controller capability. This approach is becoming more and more popular due to its distinct features of managing its data, application logic, and presenting data to the viewer through using client-side development.

Finally, we mentioned the fundamentals of a single-page application development method. A single-page application uses the application's server side for its first rendering, after which it relies exclusively on the client side. This enables the developer to use several static web pages and then link them together.

In the next chapter, we will explore the AngularJS bindings and directives.