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Mastering Angular Series: Part 1
Introduction to Angular Signals: A New Way to Manage Reactivity
Introduction
Welcome to the Mastering Angular series! This is the first of four articles aimed at exploring the practical aspects of Angular that every developer should master. In this article, we’ll dive into Angular Signals, a game-changing feature for state management that introduces a more intuitive way to handle reactivity in your Angular applications.
If you’ve been working with RxJS for state management, you might find Signals to be a refreshing alternative. Let’s break it down and explore how Signals fit into Angular’s ecosystem.
What Are Angular Signals?
Signals are a new reactivity model introduced in Angular, offering a simple and declarative way to manage state. Unlike RxJS, Signals are less complex and designed to handle small, straightforward state changes without requiring streams or subscriptions.
Here’s how Signals work:
- They hold a piece of state, much like variables.
- Any change to their value automatically updates all parts of the application that depend on them.
