About the Author

Stephen Radford

Stephen Radford is a full-stack web developer based in the heart of Leicester, England. Originally from Bristol, Stephen moved to Leicester after studying graphic design in college to accept a job at one of UK's largest online marketing companies. While working at a number of agencies, Stephen developed several side projects, including FTPloy, a SaaS designed to make continuous deployment available to everyone. The project was subsequently a finalist in the .Net Awards Side Project of the Year category. He and his business partner now run Cocoon, a web development company that builds and maintains web apps such as FTPloy and Former. Cocoon also works closely with a handful of startups and businesses to develop ideas into websites and apps.

About This Book

Build, develop, and customize your application using Angular.js and BootstrapUtilize AngularStrap to pull in Bootstrap's jQuery plugins through Angular directivesPacked with tips to help you avoid potential stumbling blocks while developing

Who This Book Is For

Whether you know a little about Bootstrap or AngularJS, or you're a complete beginner, this book will enhance your capabilities in both frameworks and you'll build a fully functional web app. A working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is required to fully get to grips with Bootstrap and AngularJS.

What You Will Learn

Explore Angular's built-in filters and create your own Create a multi-view web app using AngularJS's router and templating system Integrate AngularStrap to utilize the many plugins originally created by the Bootstrap team Customize Bootstrap using Less to create a unique theme Maintain the codebase of your app using the gulp and Grunt.js task-runner tools Discover the meaning of CRUD and how to implement it Troubleshoot any issues you may encounter while developing In DetailIf you're ready to progress your web development skills past HTML and CSS, this book will give you everything you need to build your own web app. You'll be taught the basics of Bootstrap and AngularJS, taking an in-depth look at what makes up each framework. After you've mastered the ideology, you'll put it into action as you build a contact manager throughout the course of the book.We'll look at filters, routing, and views for your app and will teach you to utilize CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) to develop further. You'll learn how to connect your app to the server, customize Bootstrap, and build a directive. Along the way we'll touch on additional technologies such as Less, gulp, Grunt, and AngularStrap. Finally, we'll take a look at potential stumbling blocks and will give you tips to avoid them.With this step-by-step guide packed with plenty of screenshots, you'll be building web apps in no time.