Angular: The Framework of Past, Present, and Future

A retrospective and forward-looking overview of the Angular framework covering its evolution from AngularJS through current Angular versions and upcoming features. Key topics include the shift from Webpack to esbuild, the Ivy rendering engine, the introduction of Signals to replace zone.js-based change detection, standalone components and APIs, functional guards, typed reactive forms, SSR hydration improvements, and the ng update migration tooling. The post traces Angular's tooling and reactivity decisions across past, present, and future phases.