🎙️ Episode: Minko Gechev on Angular 21 +

In this episode of the Angular Master Podcast, Dariusz Kalbarczyk — co-founder of NG Poland, JS Poland, AI Poland, and AngularMaster.dev — talks with Minko Gechev, AI Developer Productivity Lead at Google, speaker, author, blogger, and podcaster based in San Francisco, USA.

Together, they explore the evolution of Angular — from version 20 to the upcoming Angular 21 — uncovering what’s new, what’s improved, and what’s next for developers.

Minko shares behind-the-scenes insights about the challenges the team faced when building Angular v20, the community’s response to the new control flow with @for and @if, and how SignalStore is reshaping state management in real projects.

The discussion dives into whether signals have become the default approach to building Angular apps, how performance and bundle size have improved, and what lessons from v20 are helping shape v21.

You’ll also hear Minko’s thoughts on the future of reactivity in Angular, upcoming innovations in v21, and whether now is the right moment to upgrade legacy projects or even start writing a new Angular book.

Find all episodes and much more at:

https://kalbarczyk.tech/amp

Angular 20 is a major milestone that redefines how we think about building modern web applications. In this episode of the Angular Master Podcast, I invited three outstanding experts: Manfred Steyer, Michael Egger-Zikes, and Rainer Hahnekamp.

Together, we dive deep into:

• Signals – stabilization of APIs and the future of NgRx Signal Store

• Resource API – why it matters and what has changed

• Zone-less – is it time to go without Zone.js?

• Incremental Hydration – how it works and whether SSR should always be used

• Dynamic Components – new possibilities in Angular 20

• Deprecations – *ngIf, *ngFor, *ngSwitch and Style Guide updates

• Testing – is Vitest the new standard?

And we look ahead: Signal Forms API, Selectorless Components, new authoring formats, and what to expect in Angular 21.

This is a knowledge-packed conversation full of practice, insights, and forward-looking ideas — a must-listen for anyone who wants to understand where Angular is heading.

#Angular #Signals #ZoneLess #WebDevelopment #AIConference #Angular20 #Podcast

Hey everyone! I’m Dariusz Kalbarczyk – co-founder of NG Poland, JS Poland, and AI Poland – and today I have a very special episode for you.For the second time on the Angular Master Podcast, joining us straight from Warsaw, is Łukasz Jancewicz – Staff Software Engineer at Google, working on the world’s largest Angular application.And this time, we recorded our conversation in the inspiring atmosphere of Google Campus Warsaw!🔥 In this episode, we dive into the fascinating story of a massive Angular migration – from the first spark of the idea to a successful rollout. Łukasz shares:• Why the migration was needed in the first place• What benefits Angular brought to the table• The fears and doubts before starting such a big change• How to plan and parallelize migration work without breaking things• Tools, automation, and techniques that kept the project on track• How to keep developing new features while migrating• Avoiding scope creep and tracking progress effectively• The toughest challenges along the way – and how they were solved• And, of course, whether it was all worth it!💡 In the non-technical part, we also talk about continuous skill improvement, staying productive in a demanding engineering role, personal passions, and favorite travel destinations.If you’ve ever wondered how to migrate a huge app to Angular without losing your mind (or your velocity), this episode is pure gold.📲 Subscribe for more conversations with some of the brightest minds in the Angular world!📣 Let’s connect!Instagram / X / LinkedIn: @ngKalbarczykMore info: https://ng-poland.pl | https://js-poland.pl | https://ai-poland.pl#Angular #AngularMasterPodcast #NgPoland #JSPoland #AIPoland #AngularMigration #GoogleCampusWarsaw #Frontend #WebDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #Google

🎙️ Angular Master Podcast – Manfred Steyer on Modern Angular Architecture (Live from Google I/O Connect Berlin 2025!)Hey everyone! I’m Dariusz Kalbarczyk, co-founder of NG Poland, JS Poland, and AI Poland – and today I’m bringing you another exclusive episode straight from the heart of Europe’s Angular scene.Join me live from the Google Creator Studio during I/O Connect Berlin 2025, where I had the pleasure of talking with none other than Manfred Steyer – legendary Angular GDE, architect, trainer, consultant, and author behind some of the most influential architectural patterns in the Angular ecosystem.🔥 In this deep-dive conversation, we explore:• What defines great architecture in modern Angular apps• How to choose between Monolith and Micro Frontends• The influence of Signals on Angular architecture going forward• Whether Signal Store is becoming the new standard for state management• Common architectural mistakes and how to avoid them• How to manage shared logic like interceptors and guards across apps• The best tools for enforcing boundaries within Angular workspaces• Strategies for cross-team collaboration and scalable API contracts• …and what Manfred would personally redesign in Angular – and why!💡 Whether you’re working on enterprise-scale Angular apps or just want to level up your architectural thinking – this episode is packed with practical insights from one of the best in the game.📌 Learn more about Google for Developers: https://goo.gle/44hLgE4📲 Subscribe for more Angular content and don’t miss the next episodes recorded on the road – featuring the world’s top experts and Google engineers.📌 Learn more about Manfred’s work: https://angulararchitects.io📣 Let’s connect!Instagram / X / LinkedIn: @ngKalbarczykMore info: https://ng-poland.pl | https://js-poland.pl | https://ai-poland.plSpecial thanks to the Google Creator Studio team for making this happen!#Angular #ManfredSteyer #AngularArchitecture #EnterpriseAngular #MicroFrontends #SignalStore #Signals #AngularMasterPodcast #NGPoland #JSPoland #AIPoland #GoogleIOConnect #FrontendDevelopment #GoogleForDevelopers #ZonelessAngular

🎙️ Angular Master Podcast – Devin Chasanoff on Angular 20+ (Live from Google I/O Connect Berlin!)Hey everyone! I’m Dariusz Kalbarczyk, co-founder of NG Poland, JS Poland, and AI Poland – and today I have something truly special for you.Join me for this exclusive episode of the Angular Master Podcast, recorded in the Google Creator Studio during I/O Connect Berlin, where I had the pleasure of speaking with none other than Devin Chasanoff – Developer Relations Engineer at Google, passionate speaker, educator, and one of the most recognized voices in the Angular community.🔥 In this packed conversation, we discuss: • What’s new in Angular 20+, and how it compares to v16 and v17 • Why the stabilization of effect(), linkedSignal(), and toSignal() is a game changer • The rise of Zoneless Angular and what it means for real-world apps • How the new resource() and httpResource() APIs simplify async logic • Whether we should replace RxJS with Signals – or make them work together • The significance of Incremental Hydration now being stable • How AI is becoming part of Angular through tools like Genkit, Vertex AI, and the new angular.dev/AI • What is llms.txt and how it helps LLMs generate better Angular code • …and yes – the story behind the new Angular mascot 🐣 (and the possibility of a plushie!)💡 Whether you’re a seasoned Angular dev or just curious about the framework’s future, this episode is packed with insights straight from Google.📌 Learn more about Google for Developers: https://goo.gle/44hLgE4📲 Subscribe for more Angular content and upcoming episodes from the world’s top frontend minds.📣 Want to connect?Instagram / X / LinkedIn: @ngKalbarczykMore info: https://ng-poland.pl | https://js-poland.pl | https://ai-poland.plBig thanks to the Google Creator Studio team for the invitation and support!#Angular #Angular20 #DevinChasanoff #GoogleIO #FrontendDevelopment #Signals #AngularMasterPodcast #NgPoland #JSPoland #AIPoland #WebDevelopment #Genkit #VertexAI #RxJS #GoogleForDevelopers #ZonelessAngular

🚀 New Episode of the Angular Master Podcast – Now Live!

🎙️ AMP 73: Shubhangi Shukla on Angular Hydration & Women in Tech

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shubhangi Shukla, a talented Software Engineer at EY, based in Jaipur, India 🇮🇳. She’s a rising star in the world of web and mobile development, and in this episode, she shares her deep insights on Angular Hydration and her inspiring journey as a woman in tech.

💡 Here’s what we cover:

🌐 Angular Hydration

• What hydration really means in the context of Angular

• Why it’s crucial for performance and improving Core Web Vitals like LCP, FID, and CLS

• The right steps to enable it in your app

• How to verify it’s working (or not!)

• Pitfalls to avoid – like direct DOM manipulation or misused preserveWhitespaces

• Why custom or Noop Zone.js isn’t ready (yet)

• And how Angular DevTools can help debug it all

👩‍💻 Women in Tech

Shubhangi also shares her personal story – from studying at Rajasthan Technical University to landing a role at EY.

We talk about:

• The challenges she faced as a fresher

• How she stayed motivated and kept learning

• Advice she has for young women entering the tech world

• The skills that matter beyond code

• And what she listens to while coding (hint: it’s fun!)

🎧 Whether you’re an experienced Angular developer or just starting your journey in software engineering, this episode is filled with practical knowledge, honest reflections, and motivational energy.

Let me know in the comments – which part resonated with you the most?

#Angular #WomenInTech #WebDevelopment #AngularHydration #Frontend #JavaScript #CareerInTech #AMPodcast #SoftwareEngineering #AngularCommunity #CoreWebVitals #Hydration #Inspiration #PodcastRecommendation

Just dropped a fresh episode of the Angular Master Podcast – and it’s a must-listen for every frontend developer thinking about the future.

This time I’m joined by the one and only Nir Kaufman — Google Developer Expert, international speaker, tech lead at Tikal, and the brilliant mind behind our newest initiative:

🎓 AI for Frontend Developers – Workshop | May 28–30, 2025 | Warsaw & Online

https://ai-learn.pl

🎙 In this episode, we dive deep into:

🔹 Why now is the perfect time to combine Angular with AI

🔹 What AI agents, LangChain, and RAG really mean in frontend work

🔹 How to build fast, smart, streaming UIs using Angular + the Vercel AI SDK

🔹 Why “vibe coding” is more than just a buzzword

🔹 And what to expect from the most hands-on AI workshop we’ve ever done

💬 Nir breaks it down clearly, sharing real examples and insights from the upcoming 3‑day training that will supercharge your dev skills and prepare you for the AI-powered web.

If you’re ready to build next-gen interfaces, understand retrieval-augmented generation, and create real AI agents with TypeScript — this episode is your launchpad.

🎓 Want to go deeper?

We invite you to join us in Warsaw or online, May 28–30 for the AI for Frontend Developers workshop.

⁠https://ai-learn.pl⁠

It includes 3 days of hands-on training, coding real-world AI apps, full access to materials & recordings, and a networking party at Hard Rock Cafe Warsaw 🎸

Let’s build the future — together.

#Angular #AI #Frontend #LangChain #RAG #Vercel #Workshop #WebDevelopment #GoogleDeveloperExpert #AIWorkshop #TypeScript #AngularMasterPodcast #NirKaufman #AILearn #AIPoland2025

🎙️ Welcome back to the JavaScript Master Podcast! I’m your host, Dariusz Kalbarczyk – co-founder of NG Poland, JS Poland, AngularMaster.dev & WorkshopFest.dev.

In this episode, I’m joined by a very special guest from the Netherlands – Roberto Heckers: Freelance Senior Frontend Engineer, Angular fanatic, and the author of Effective Angular.

We dive deep into what it means to build Angular apps like a pro – from mastering Nx, RxJS, and NgRx, to using standalone APIs, Signals, and Angular directives for clean, scalable code. Roberto also shares his thoughts on state management, dynamic components, testing strategies with Cypress and Jest, and his go-to design patterns that just work.

But that’s not all.

We also explore how to build accessible, performant, and internationalized Angular applications, tackle common security concerns, and optimize the deployment process through smart automation.

Toward the end, Roberto opens up about the human side of being a dev – how he stays motivated, what music he codes to, and what career he might pursue if tech wasn’t on the table.

If you’re working with Angular – or thinking about it – this is one episode you don’t want to miss.

👇 Hit play and let’s talk Angular!

In this episode of the Angular Master Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Manfred Steyer — Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, and Author — to dive deep into the world of Forensic Code Analysis. We explore what it is, why it matters, and how his new open-source tool, Detective, brings these ideas to life.

We discuss:

• Change Coupling: What it is and how to respond to it

• Identifying and dealing with Hotspots

• Complexity metrics: myth vs. reality

• Team/Code Alignment and how it impacts maintainability

• The limits of forensic analysis

• And of course — how all of this connects to improving architecture in real-world projects

If you’re interested in scaling teams, improving code quality, or just writing smarter Angular apps, this one’s for you.

🎧 Tune in and get inspired by practical architecture insights from one of the best minds in the Angular community.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the Angular Master Podcast, where we explore the intersection of technology, community building, and developer relations. In this episode, I’m joined by Dawid Ostrowski, Head of Product Engagement in the Google Developer Ecosystem team, and former lead of the Google Developer Experts (GDE) program.

Don’t miss out – explore the full platform here:

https://goo.gle/google-for-developers

We go deep into the world of global developer programs and uncover the key principles behind building a community that developers not only join—but genuinely love being part of.

🔍 What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How the GDE program was scaled globally across dozens of countries

• The true value proposition of developer advocacy and why it matters

• Why leaderboards, gamification, and KPIs often backfire in DevRel

• How to measure the real impact of community programs

• The importance of trust, inclusion, and long-term relationships

• How to build a strong infrastructure, legal framework, and internal support

• How to balance company goals with the needs of a developer community

• Tips for anyone looking to start or scale their own developer initiative

• Dawid’s personal insights on leadership, learning, and staying motivated in tech

🧠 Whether you’re a DevRel professional, community manager, developer advocate, or just curious how Google built one of the most impactful developer programs in the world—this episode is for you.

📍 About our guest:

Dawid Ostrowski is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has years of experience leading developer programs at a global scale. He’s passionate about creating authentic developer experiences, promoting diversity in tech, and bridging the gap between engineering and community.

🛠️ Topics Covered:

• Developer Relations (DevRel)

• Google Developer Experts Program (GDE)

• Community Building in Tech

• Developer Ecosystem Strategy

• Developer Engagement & Advocacy

• Diversity and Inclusion in Developer Programs

• Dev Programs Infrastructure & Scalability

• Metrics and KPIs in DevRel

• Non-transactional Community Models

• Open Source Contributions & Recognition

• How to Become a GDE

• Developer Growth & Enablement

• Developer Experience (DX)