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World Congress 2021 • Jul 1, 2021

Angular <> Angular CDK - Awesomeness Combined

Muhammad Ahsan Ayaz

Stop fighting opinionated UI libraries. Angular CDK's headless architecture gives you battle-tested behaviors out of the box, letting you build custom interfaces without the boilerplate.

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#1 about 5 min

Overview of the Angular development platform

The core capabilities, tools, and libraries that make up the Angular ecosystem for building scalable web applications.

#2 about 5 min

Balancing functionality and custom styling in UI development

Why predefined UI frameworks can complicate custom design requirements and when unstyled components become necessary.

#3 about 5 min

Simplifying custom component development with Angular CDK

How the Component Dev Kit separates behavior from presentation to solve complex UI challenges like positioning and accessibility.

#4 about 1 min

Installing and configuring Angular CDK via schematics

Provisioning the component dev kit and default configuration into an existing workspace utilizing the command-line interface.

#5 about 6 min

Accelerating DOM rendering with virtual scroll

Preventing browser lag when rendering thousands of items by only calculating and displaying the visible viewport.

#6 about 3 min

Building native drag and drop experiences

Using the CDK API to easily implement file movement and reordering with rich visual previews.

#7 about 3 min

Implementing keyboard accessibility with the list key manager

Binding keyboard navigation to lists to ensure items stay focused in the viewport as users scroll.

#8 about 4 min

Managing sequential UI flows using the CDK stepper

Splitting complex interaction processes into manageable steps with baked-in validation and state tracking.

#9 about 4 min

Managing dynamic component positioning with CDK overlays

Creating drop-downs and popovers that automatically adjust their position based on available viewport space.

#10 about 4 min

Recommended learning resources and audience Q&A session

Audience questions cover defining item sizes for responsive lists and finding learning materials for Angular.

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