The ng-conf keynote introduced an early version of Progressive Hydration and highlighted the collaboration between Angular and Wiz. Brandon Roberts shipped Analog as a stable meta-framework, while Corbin Crutchley brought TanStack Form to the Angular ecosystem.
ng-conf Keynote Highlights
The ng-conf event took place in Salt Lake City. On stage, Jeremy Elbourn and Minko Gechev shared their intention to closely collaborate with, or even merge efforts with, Google's internal framework, Wiz. Wiz is engineered for high-performance web applications, powering products like Google Search and Photos.
It became clear that Wiz could adopt Signals, while Angular could integrate certain Wiz capabilities, such as progressive hydration. Sharing code between the two is a sensible step, and in the long term, the frameworks could potentially unify into a single solution.
Progressive Hydration is slated as one of the next major features. Jessica Janiuk provided a live demonstration and walked through how it works.
With Progressive Hydration, the application hydrates itself incrementally in response to user interactions.
Analog Reaches 1.0
Angular now has a stable, community-driven meta-framework. Brandon Roberts officially released Analog version 1. As a meta-framework, it combines frontend and backend capabilities. It extends Angular with features like file-based routing, Vite and Vitest support, and Server-Side Data Fetching. One of its standout features is the analog format, which offers an alternative syntax for authoring components.
analogjs.org
TanStack Form Arrives
TanStack is a collection of tools that remain framework-agnostic. An Angular version of TanStack Query, which serves as an alternative to the HttpClient, already exists. Now, Corbin Crutchley has introduced TanStack Forms for Angular. Additionally, Corbin released a complimentary e-book designed to teach all three major frameworks—React, Angular, and Vue—in a single, unified course.
The Framework Field Guide | Playful Programming
A practical and free way to teach Angular, React, and Vue all at once, so you can choose the right tool for the job and learn the underlying concepts in depth.
playfulprogramming.com