Angular 2 + For Beginners Playground

A playground for Getting Started with the Angular 2 + framework.

This playground provides a save-and-refresh-just-works development environment with minimal dependencies and no build running on the background, its ideally suited for beginners just starting with the framework.

Installation pre-requisites

The playground has minimal dependencies, you only need node and npm installed on your machine. These are some tutorials to install node in different operating systems.

Make sure to install the latest version of Node

Installation Instructions

First clone or download as a Zip file using the green "Clone Or Download" button on the top right of the document.

Then on the command line go into the folder and do:

npm install

This should take a couple of minutes. If there are issues, please post the complete error message in the Questions section of the course, i'm there to help. If you have node 6 this should go smoothly.

Starting the development server

To start the server, run the following command:

npm start

If you now go to http://localhost:8080, there should be a running application there. Again please do not hesitate to post a question in the comments section.

Making changes

If you edit a Typescript file and refresh the browser, the changes will be applied.

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