Angular 2 You're Breaking My Heart

Angular 2 is presented as a beta framework that fixes some Angular 1 problems but also introduces new friction. The author says the documentation pushes users into setup and TypeScript without enough explanation, the code paths are split across JavaScript and TypeScript, and migration from Angular 1 looks much harder than promised.

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• The quickstart guide asks users to copy setup files without explaining what the dependencies do.
• The TypeScript guide assumes prior knowledge and leaves key topics like decorators and module imports underexplained.
• Angular 2 code in TypeScript and JavaScript does not map cleanly enough to feel like one framework with two equal options.
• The framework keeps ngModel two-way binding even though it was meant to move away from that pattern.
• The Angular 1 upgrade path looks technical and hard to use in real projects.
• The article argues that Angular 2 should have a different name, a single preferred language, and a guide aimed at Angular 1 developers.