The wait is over!

Angular v8 is live and it brings an impressive list of changes and improvements. Those of you who have been following our thread, already know what we are talking about! But those of you who are new here, let’s have a look at all highlights of the latest Angular release.

Pop the champagne!

Angular v8 arrives with an impressive list of changes and improvements including the much-anticipated Ivy compiler as an opt-in feature!

This latest release also brings an extensive list of bug fixes and some important breaking changes.

Are you eager to have a sneak peek at most interesting changes?

We invited Manfred Steyer to give us the first taste of Angular v8, fresh out of the oven!

You can find the full article here.

For those of you who want to take a look at the detailed list of features and bug fixes, you can head over to the official changelog.

Now, let’s have a quick look at the new features.

Features

add support for TypeScript 3.3 (and drop older versions) (#29004) (75748d6)

common: add ability to watch for AngularJS URL updates through onUrlChange hook (#30466) (8022d36)

add ability to watch for AngularJS URL updates through hook (#30466) (8022d36) common: stricter types for SlicePipe (#30156) (722b2fa)

stricter types for SlicePipe (#30156) (722b2fa) bazel: use rbe_autoconfig() and new container. (#29336) (e562acc)

use rbe_autoconfig() and new container. (#29336) (e562acc) common: add @angular/common/upgrade package for $location-related APIs (#30055) (152d99e)

add @angular/common/upgrade package for $location-related APIs (#30055) (152d99e) common: add ability to retrieve the state from Location service (#30055) (b44b143)

add ability to retrieve the state from Location service (#30055) (b44b143) common: add ability to track all location changes (#30055) (3a9cf3f)

add ability to track all location changes (#30055) (3a9cf3f) common: add APIs to read component pieces of URL (#30055) (b635fe8)

add APIs to read component pieces of URL (#30055) (b635fe8) common: add MockPlatformLocation to enable more robust testing of Location services (#30055) (d0672c2)

add MockPlatformLocation to enable more robust testing of Location services (#30055) (d0672c2) common: add UrlCodec type for use with upgrade applications (#30055) (ec455e1)

add UrlCodec type for use with upgrade applications (#30055) (ec455e1) common: provide replacement for AngularJS $location service (#30055) (4277600)

provide replacement for AngularJS $location service (#30055) (4277600) remove deprecated DOCUMENT token from platform-browser (#28117) (3a9d247)

compiler: support skipping leading trivia in template source-maps (#30095) (304a12f)

support skipping leading trivia in template source-maps (#30095) (304a12f) core: add missing ARIA attributes to html sanitizer (#29685) (909557d), closes #26815

add missing ARIA attributes to html sanitizer (#29685) (909557d), closes #26815 router: deprecate loadChildren:string (#30073) (c61df39)

deprecate loadChildren:string (#30073) (c61df39) service-worker: allow configuring when the SW is registered (#21842) (4cfba58), closes #20970

allow configuring when the SW is registered (#21842) (4cfba58), closes #20970 service-worker: expose SwRegistrationOptions token to allow runtime config (#21842) (39c0152)

expose token to allow runtime config (#21842) (39c0152) service-worker: support bypassing SW with specific header/query param (#30010) (6200732), closes #21191

support bypassing SW with specific header/query param (#30010) (6200732), closes #21191 compiler-cli: export tooling definitions (#29929) (e1f51ea)

export tooling definitions (#29929) (e1f51ea) compiler-cli: lower some exported expressions (#30038) (8e73f9b)

lower some exported expressions (#30038) (8e73f9b) core: add schematics to move deprecated DOCUMENT import (#29950) (645e305)

add schematics to move deprecated DOCUMENT import (#29950) (645e305) bazel: update the build to use the new architect api (#29720) (902a53a)

update the build to use the new architect api (#29720) (902a53a) remove @angular/http dependency from @angular/platform-server (#29408) (9745f55)

compiler-cli: ngcc – make logging more configurable (#29591) (8d3d75e)

ngcc – make logging more configurable (#29591) (8d3d75e) core: Add “AbstractType” interface (#29295) (afd4a4e), closes #26491

Add “AbstractType” interface (#29295) (afd4a4e), closes #26491 core: template-var-assignment update schematic (#29608) (7c8f4e3)

template-var-assignment update schematic (#29608) (7c8f4e3) bazel: Upgrade rules_nodejs and rules_sass (#29388) (d6d081e)

Upgrade rules_nodejs and rules_sass (#29388) (d6d081e) service-worker: support multiple apps on different subpaths of a domain (#27080) (e721c08), closes #21388

support multiple apps on different subpaths of a domain (#27080) (e721c08), closes #21388 bazel: Eject Bazel (#29167) (36a1550)

Eject Bazel (#29167) (36a1550) bazel: Hide Bazel files in Bazel builder (#29110) (7060d90)

Hide Bazel files in Bazel builder (#29110) (7060d90) forms: clear (remove all) components from a FormArray (#28918) (a68b1a1), closes #18531

clear (remove all) components from a FormArray (#28918) (a68b1a1), closes #18531 platform-server: wait on returned BEFORE_APP_SERIALIZED promises (#29120) (7102ea8)

Update May 24, 2019

Angular v.8.0.0-rc.5 arrives and brings some minor updates with a couple of new features and a list of bug fixes for core and bazel.

According to the official release schedule, we should be expecting the stable release within this month.

So, will this be the last release candidate? We will see!

For now, let’s have a look at what the latest release candidate brings.

Features

common: add ability to watch for AngularJS URL updates through onUrlChange hook (#30466) (8022d36)

add ability to watch for AngularJS URL updates through hook (#30466) (8022d36) common: stricter types for SlicePipe (#30156) (722b2fa)

Bug Fixes

bazel: allow ts_library interop with list-typed inputs (#30600) (bf38df4)

allow ts_library interop with list-typed inputs (#30600) (bf38df4) bazel: Disable sandbox on Mac OS (#30460) (3de26a8)

Disable sandbox on Mac OS (#30460) (3de26a8) bazel: ng test should run specific ts_web_test_suite (#30526) (8bc4da8)

ng test should run specific ts_web_test_suite (#30526) (8bc4da8) core: remove deprecated TestBed.deprecatedOverrideProvider API (#30576) (5a46f94)

remove deprecated API (#30576) (5a46f94) core: require ‘static’ flag on queries in typings (#30641) (c8af830)

require ‘static’ flag on queries in typings (#30641) (c8af830) core: temporarily remove @deprecated jsdoc tag for a TextBed.get overload (#30514) (561e01d), closes #29290#29905

temporarily remove @deprecated jsdoc tag for a TextBed.get overload (#30514) (561e01d), closes #29290#29905 router: type cast correctly for IE 11 bug breaking URL Unification when comparing objects (#30464) (32daa93)

Update May 16, 2019

The fourth release candidate has now arrived! We inch closer and closer to the release of Angular 8.

This update comes with a number of bug fixes and a new feature for Bazel. Here’s what been added with 8.0.0-rc.4:

Bug Fixes

bazel: Directly spawn native Bazel binary (#30306) (d1fcc2b)

Directly spawn native Bazel binary (#30306) (d1fcc2b) bazel: pass correct arguments to http_server in Windows (#30346) (71eba45), closes #29785

pass correct arguments to http_server in Windows (#30346) (71eba45), closes #29785 bazel: Use existing npm/yarn lock files (#30438) (3136d9f)

Use existing npm/yarn lock files (#30438) (3136d9f) compiler: ensure strict mode when evaluating in JIT (#30122) (192f108)

ensure strict mode when evaluating in JIT (#30122) (192f108) core: migrations not always migrating all files (#30269) (e8ceae1)

migrations not always migrating all files (#30269) (e8ceae1) core: static-query migration errors not printed properly (#30458) (fde3f46)

static-query migration errors not printed properly (#30458) (fde3f46) core: static-query migration fails with default parameter values (#30269) (c3246e6)

static-query migration fails with default parameter values (#30269) (c3246e6) core: static-query migration should gracefully exit if AOT compiler throws (#30269) (a71d8a8)

static-query migration should gracefully exit if AOT compiler throws (#30269) (a71d8a8) core: static-query migration should handle queries on accessors (#30327) (dd299f9)

static-query migration should handle queries on accessors (#30327) (dd299f9) core: static-query migration should not fallback to test strategy (#30458) (0fa48e8)

static-query migration should not fallback to test strategy (#30458) (0fa48e8) core: static-query migration should not prompt if no queries are used (#30254) (12fb639)

static-query migration should not prompt if no queries are used (#30254) (12fb639) core: static-query usage migration strategy should detect ambiguous query usage (#30215) (e295c6a)

static-query usage migration strategy should detect ambiguous query usage (#30215) (e295c6a) router: ensure navigations start with the current URL value incase redirect is skipped (#30344) (9b88920), closes #30340 #30160

ensure navigations start with the current URL value incase redirect is skipped (#30344) (9b88920), closes #30340 #30160 router: IE 11 bug can break URL unification when comparing objects (#30393) (c383491)

Features

bazel: use rbe_autoconfig() and new container. (#29336) (e562acc)

Update May 8, 2019

As release candidates for Angular v8 keep coming, our anticipation for the final release grows.

rc.3 is live and this time it brings only but a short list of bug fixes, including a fix for the interpolate identifier in AOT as well as ibazel 0.10.1 for windows fixes.

Let’s have a quick look.

Bug Fixes

bazel: Bump ibazel to 0.10.1 for windows fixes (#30196) (9f68c35)

Bump ibazel to 0.10.1 for windows fixes (#30196) (9f68c35) compiler-cli: log ngcc skipping messages as debug instead of info (#30232) (548b003)

log ngcc skipping messages as debug instead of info (#30232) (548b003) core: fix interpolate identifier in AOT (#30243) (3fe3a84)

fix interpolate identifier in AOT (#30243) (3fe3a84) router: ensure history.state is set in eager update mode (#30154) (9720227)

ensure is set in update mode (#30154) (9720227) router: fix a problem with router not responding to back button (#30160) (132f01c)

Update April 30, 2019

Four bugfixes in two updates that were released within a few days: The pace on the way to Angular 8 is increasing. Just one day after the release of the first release candidate for Angular 8, the second was released. It contains two bugfixes for Bazel. One of them concerns the file metadata.tsconfig.json , which no longer includes common/upgrade* .

The second bugfix is an update of the peerDep Ranges. Here is the complete list of changes:

Angular 8.0.0-rc.2

Bug Fixes

language-service: Remove tsserverlibrary from rollup globals (#30123) (b706800)

Remove tsserverlibrary from rollup globals (#30123) (b706800) disable injectable-pipe migration (#30180) (4b2fcfd)

Angular 8.0.0-rc.1

Bug Fixes

bazel: Exclude common/upgrade* in metadata.tsconfig.json (#30133) (6711f22)

Exclude common/upgrade* in metadata.tsconfig.json (#30133) (6711f22) bazel: update peerDep ranges (#30155) (6067583)

Update April 26, 2019

Only a couple of days after the last beta went out, Angular v8 enters the RC stage!

Angular v8.0.0-rc.0 is out and it brings an impressive list of features as well as one breaking change.

Let’s have a quick look.

Breaking changes

bazel: ng_module now depends on a minimum of build_bazel_rules_nodejs 0.27.12

Features

common: add @angular/common/upgrade package for $location-related APIs (#30055) (152d99e)

add @angular/common/upgrade package for $location-related APIs (#30055) (152d99e) common: add ability to retrieve the state from Location service (#30055) (b44b143)

add ability to retrieve the state from Location service (#30055) (b44b143) common: add ability to track all location changes (#30055) (3a9cf3f)

add ability to track all location changes (#30055) (3a9cf3f) common: add APIs to read component pieces of URL (#30055) (b635fe8)

add APIs to read component pieces of URL (#30055) (b635fe8) common: add MockPlatformLocation to enable more robust testing of Location services (#30055) (d0672c2)

add MockPlatformLocation to enable more robust testing of Location services (#30055) (d0672c2) common: add UrlCodec type for use with upgrade applications (#30055) (ec455e1)

add UrlCodec type for use with upgrade applications (#30055) (ec455e1) common: provide replacement for AngularJS $location service (#30055) (4277600)

provide replacement for AngularJS $location service (#30055) (4277600) remove deprecated DOCUMENT token from platform-browser (#28117) (3a9d247)

compiler: support skipping leading trivia in template source-maps (#30095) (304a12f)

support skipping leading trivia in template source-maps (#30095) (304a12f) core: add missing ARIA attributes to html sanitizer (#29685) (909557d), closes #26815

add missing ARIA attributes to html sanitizer (#29685) (909557d), closes #26815 router: deprecate loadChildren:string (#30073) (c61df39)

deprecate loadChildren:string (#30073) (c61df39) service-worker: allow configuring when the SW is registered (#21842) (4cfba58), closes #20970

allow configuring when the SW is registered (#21842) (4cfba58), closes #20970 service-worker: expose SwRegistrationOptions token to allow runtime config (#21842) (39c0152)

expose token to allow runtime config (#21842) (39c0152) service-worker: support bypassing SW with specific header/query param (#30010) (6200732), closes #21191

If you want to check out the extensive list of bug fixes, head over to the official changelog.

Update April 24, 2019

Yet another beta version is out!

Angular v8.0.0-beta.14 brings a list of important bug fixes and three interesting features.

Let’s have a quick look at what’s in this new release.

Features

compiler-cli: export tooling definitions (#29929) (e1f51ea)

export tooling definitions (#29929) (e1f51ea) compiler-cli: lower some exported expressions (#30038) (8e73f9b)

lower some exported expressions (#30038) (8e73f9b) core: add schematics to move deprecated DOCUMENT import (#29950) (645e305)

Bug fixes

bazel: do not typecheck core schematic files (#29876) (2ba799d)

do not typecheck core schematic files (#29876) (2ba799d) bazel: restore ng build –prod (#30005) (96a8289)

restore ng build –prod (#30005) (96a8289) common: prevent repeated application of HttpParams mutations (#29045) (8e8e89a), closes #20430

prevent repeated application of HttpParams mutations (#29045) (8e8e89a), closes #20430 common: async pipe will properly check when it recieves an NaN value from an observable (#22305) (3f6bf6d), closes #15721

async pipe will properly check when it recieves an NaN value from an observable (#22305) (3f6bf6d), closes #15721 core: don’t include a local EventListener in typings (#29809) (4bde40f)

don’t include a local in typings (#29809) (4bde40f) core: use shakeable global definitions (#29929) (e5905bb)

use shakeable global definitions (#29929) (e5905bb) language-service: Use proper types instead of any (#29942) (1a56cd5)

Update April 17, 2019

The beta releases are coming faster and faster – does this indicate a stabilization? Anyway – the release candidate phase should not be far away. Beta 13 for Angular 8 was about three bugfixes, one of which is important for developers who want to work with the current version of TypeScript:

Bug fixes

bazel: Install packages after ng add when invoked independently (#29852) (bd2ce9c)

Install packages after when invoked independently (#29852) (bd2ce9c) compiler-cli: pass config path to ts.parseJsonConfigFileContent (#29872) (86a3f90), closes /github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/025d82633915b67003ea38ba40b9239a19721c13/src/compiler/emitter.ts#L56-L57

pass config path to ts.parseJsonConfigFileContent (#29872) (86a3f90), closes /github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/blob/025d82633915b67003ea38ba40b9239a19721c13/src/compiler/emitter.ts#L56-L57 router: support non-NgFactory promise in loadChildren typings (#29832) (2bfb6a0)

Update April 15, 2019

8.0.0-beta.12 has arrived.

This beta release is mostly focused on bug fixes, fixing 11 known issues. It also adds one new feature and one new deprecation.

Bug fixes

bazel: add configuration_env_vars = [“compile”] to generated @npm//@angular/bazel/bin:ngc-wrapped nodejs_binary (#29694) (2e66ddf)

add configuration_env_vars = [“compile”] to generated @npm//@angular/bazel/bin:ngc-wrapped nodejs_binary (#29694) (2e66ddf) bazel: docs formatting (#29817) (cc2e4b6)

docs formatting (#29817) (cc2e4b6) bazel: remove karma-jasmine from ts_web_test_suite (#29695) (2bd9214)

remove karma-jasmine from ts_web_test_suite (#29695) (2bd9214) bazel: support running ng-add on minimal applications (#29681) (9810c6c), closes #29680

support running ng-add on minimal applications (#29681) (9810c6c), closes #29680 common: add @Injectable() to common pipes (#29834) (387fbb8)

add to common pipes (#29834) (387fbb8) compiler-cli: ensure LogicalProjectPaths always start with a slash (#29627) (e02684e)

ensure LogicalProjectPaths always start with a slash (#29627) (e02684e) core: add missing migration to npm package (#29705) (96b76dc)

add missing migration to npm package (#29705) (96b76dc) core: call ngOnDestroy for tree-shakeable providers (#28943) (30b0442), closes #28927

call ngOnDestroy for tree-shakeable providers (#28943) (30b0442), closes #28927 core: Deprecate TestBed.get(…):any (#29290) (609024f), closes #13785 #26491

Deprecate TestBed.get(…):any (#29290) (609024f), closes #13785 #26491 core: resolve ts compile issues due to lenient tsconfig (#29843) (54058ba)

resolve ts compile issues due to lenient tsconfig (#29843) (54058ba) platform-browser: insert APP_ID in styles, contentAttr and hostAttr (#17745) (712d60e)

Features

bazel: update the build to use the new architect api (#29720) (902a53a)

Deprecations

TestBed.get() has two signatures, one which is typed and another which accepts and returns any . The signature for any is deprecated; all usage of TestBed.get() should go through the typed API. This mainly affects string tokens (which aren’t supported) and abstract class tokens.

Update April 5, 2019

The beta tap is still wide open. The 11th beta for Angular v8 brings four new features, four bug fixes and one new build.

Make sure to take note of the breaking change.

Here’s what’s been added:

Features

remove @angular/http dependency from @angular/platform-server (#29408) (9745f55)

compiler-cli: ngcc – make logging more configurable (#29591) (8d3d75e)

ngcc – make logging more configurable (#29591) (8d3d75e) core: Add “AbstractType” interface (#29295) (afd4a4e), closes #26491

Add “AbstractType” interface (#29295) (afd4a4e), closes #26491 core: template-var-assignment update schematic (#29608) (7c8f4e3)

build

bazel: update to nodejs rules 0.27.8 (#29508) (d9162a8)

Bug fixes

bazel: Update schematics to support routing (#29548) (401b8ee)

Update schematics to support routing (#29548) (401b8ee) bazel: use //:tsconfig.json as the default for ng_module (#29670) (b14537a)

use //:tsconfig.json as the default for ng_module (#29670) (b14537a) compiler-cli: ngcc – cope with processing entry-points multiple times (#29657) (6b39c9c)

ngcc – cope with processing entry-points multiple times (#29657) (6b39c9c) core: static-query schematic should detect static queries in getters. (#29609) (33016b8)

BREAKING CHANGES

bazel: @bazel/typescript is now a peerDependency of @angular/bazel so user’s of @angular/bazel must add @bazel/typescript to their package.json

Update March 20, 2019

Features

bazel: Upgrade rules_nodejs and rules_sass (#29388) (d6d081e)

Upgrade rules_nodejs and rules_sass (#29388) (d6d081e) service-worker: support multiple apps on different subpaths of a domain (#27080) (e721c08), closes #21388

The 10th beta is very generous; not only does it add support for TypeScript 3.3 (so don’t use the older versions anymore!) but there are also a bunch of breaking changes. Does this mean the RC phase is upon us? We’ll see.

In the meantime, let’s have a closer look at what’s included in beta.9.

Bug fixes

bazel: correct regexp test for self-references in metadata (#29346) (9d090cb)

correct regexp test for self-references in metadata (#29346) (9d090cb) bazel: don’t produce self-references in metadata (#29317) (3facdeb), closes #29315

don’t produce self-references in metadata (#29317) (3facdeb), closes #29315 bazel: fix strict null checks compile error in packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts (#29282) (9a7f560)

fix strict null checks compile error in packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-add/index.ts (#29282) (9a7f560) bazel: Remove @angular/upgrade from dev dependencies (#29319) (1db8bf3)

Remove @angular/upgrade from dev dependencies (#29319) (1db8bf3) bazel: Support new e2e project layout (#29318) (8ef690c)

Support new e2e project layout (#29318) (8ef690c) bazel: turn off pure call tree shaking for ng_package (#29210) (4990b93)

turn off pure call tree shaking for ng_package (#29210) (4990b93) compiler-cli: incorrect metadata bundle for multiple unnamed re-exports (#29360) (105cfaf), closes /github.com/angular/material2/blob/master/tools/package-tools/build-release.ts#L78-L85

incorrect metadata bundle for multiple unnamed re-exports (#29360) (105cfaf), closes /github.com/angular/material2/blob/master/tools/package-tools/build-release.ts#L78-L85 core: don’t wrap <tr> and <col> elements into a required parent (#29219) (f2dc32e)

don’t wrap and elements into a required parent (#29219) (f2dc32e) core: parse incorrect ML open tag as text (#29328) (4605df8), closes #29231

Features

add support for TypeScript 3.3 (and drop older versions) (#29004) (75748d6)

Breaking changes

core: Certain elements (like <tr> or <col> ) require parent elements to be of a certain type by the HTML specification (ex. can only be inside / ). Before this change Angular template parser was auto-correcting “invalid” HTML using the following rules:

<tr> would be wrapped in <tbody> if not inside <tbody> , <tfoot> or <thead> ;

would be wrapped in if not inside , or ; <col> would be wrapped in <colgroup> if not inside <colgroup> .

This mechanism of automatic wrapping / auto-correcting was problematic for several reasons:

it is non-obvious and arbitrary (ex. there are more HTML elements that have rules for parent type);

it is incorrect for cases where <tr> / <col> are at the root of a component’s content, ex.:

< projecting-tr-inside-tbody > < tr >...</ tr > </ projecting-tr-inside-tbody >

In the above example the <projecting-tr-inside-tbody> component could be “surprised” to see additional <tbody> elements inserted by Angular HTML parser.

TypeScript 3.1 and 3.2 are no longer supported.

Therefore, you should update your TypeScript version to 3.3 right away.

Update March 13, 2019

Keep the beta releases coming!

Today we have a look at Angular v.8.0.0-beta.8 and the list of features as well as bug fixes it brings.

Let’s have a look.

Features

bazel: Eject Bazel (#29167) (36a1550)

Eject Bazel (#29167) (36a1550) bazel: Hide Bazel files in Bazel builder (#29110) (7060d90)

Hide Bazel files in Bazel builder (#29110) (7060d90) forms: clear (remove all) components from a FormArray (#28918) (a68b1a1), closes #18531

clear (remove all) components from a FormArray (#28918) (a68b1a1), closes #18531 platform-server: wait on returned BEFORE_APP_SERIALIZED promises (#29120) (7102ea8)

Bug fixes

bazel: add missing binary path for api-extractor (#29202) (df354d1)

add missing binary path for api-extractor (#29202) (df354d1) bazel: ng build should produce prod bundle (#29136) (14ce8a9)

ng build should produce prod bundle (#29136) (14ce8a9) compiler: ensure template is updated if an output is transformed (#29041) (c7e4931)

Update March 7, 2019

Yet another beta arrives!

Angular 8.0.0-beta.7 is out and it brings two new features and quite a list of bug fixes.

Let’s have a look.

Features

core: update schematic to migrate to explicit query timing (#28983) (6215799)

update schematic to migrate to explicit query timing (#28983) (6215799) service-worker: add JSON schema for service worker config (#27859) (3bee0f6), closes #19847

Bug fixes

animations: ensure position and display styles are handled outside of keyframes/web-animations (#28911) (a6ae759), closes #24923 #25635

ensure and styles are handled outside of keyframes/web-animations (#28911) (a6ae759), closes #24923 #25635 bazel: add favicon to web package (#29017) (5fdf24e)

add favicon to web package (#29017) (5fdf24e) bazel: Add SHA256 for rules_sass (#28994) (dc33519)

Add SHA256 for rules_sass (#28994) (dc33519) bazel: api extractor don’t generate tsdoc metadata (#29023) (b5629d9)

api extractor don’t generate tsdoc metadata (#29023) (b5629d9) bazel: ng serve should always watch (#29032) (c532646)

ng serve should always watch (#29032) (c532646) platform-server: update minimum domino version to latest released (#28893) (79e2ca0)

update minimum domino version to latest released (#28893) (79e2ca0) router: removed obsolete TODO comment (#29085) (72ecc45)

removed obsolete TODO comment (#29085) (72ecc45) service-worker: detect new version even if files are identical to an old one (#26006) (586234b), closes #24338

detect new version even if files are identical to an old one (#26006) (586234b), closes #24338 service-worker: ignore passive mixed content requests (#25994) (48214e2), closes /github.com/angular/angular/issues/23012#issuecomment-376430187 #23012

Update February 27, 2019

The beta train shows no sign of slowing down!

The seventh beta arrives with five bug fixes and one feature in tow.

Feature

bazel: add ts_config extending support for ng_module (#21883) (edb6c2d)

Update February 21, 2019

Things are definitely speeding up in the Angular world.

It’s been less than a week since beta.4 arrived with a dozen bug fixes and five features and now a new beta release is making its debut.

Beta.5 brings three bug fixes and four features.

Features

upgrade domino to v2.1.2 (#28767) (fdca001)

compiler-cli: make enableIvy ngtsc/true equivalent (#28616) (1923c2f)

make enableIvy ngtsc/true equivalent (#28616) (1923c2f) core: allow users to define timing of ViewChild/ContentChild queries (#28810) (19afb79)

allow users to define timing of ViewChild/ContentChild queries (#28810) (19afb79) router: add hash-based navigation option to setUpLocationSync (#28609) (71d0eeb), closes #24429 #21995

Update February 18, 2019

If everything goes well, Angular v8 might be released in May but the plan is subject to change so we’ve decided to just enjoy the ride.

The fifth beta is pretty bountiful; it brings a dozen bug fixes and five features.

Features

optionally save complete performance log in chrome benchpress tests (#27551) (d42f32c)

bazel: add dts bundler as action to ng_module (#28588) (3d39100)

add dts bundler as action to ng_module (#28588) (3d39100) compiler: support tokenizing a sub-section of an input string (#28055) (eeb560a)

support tokenizing a sub-section of an input string (#28055) (eeb560a) compiler: support tokenizing escaped strings (#28055) (2424184)

support tokenizing escaped strings (#28055) (2424184) compiler-cli: no longer re-export external symbols by default (#28633) (91b7152), closes #28594 #25644 #25644

If you’d like to know more about Ivy Renderer’s fate, check out this article.

Update February 6, 2019

Things are moving fast! The third beta was released last Wednesday and now the next one is already available!

There were eight betas for Angular v7 so if v8 is anything like that, the beta phase is far from over.

Beta.3 arrives with five bug fixes and one performance improvement, namely:

pngcrush all pngs (#28479) (ec6e730), closes #18243

Update January 31, 2019

Since there is no schedule this time, there’s no way of knowing when the beta tap closes and when the RC period begins. But let’s enjoy the journey, which, in our case, means that the third beta is here.

This one is not as “leafy” as beta.0, for example, but it has it all: two bug fixes, one feature and one performance improvement.

Features

compiler-cli: expose ngtsc as a TscPlugin (#28435) (a227c52)

Performance improvements

core: be more consistent about typeof checks (#28400) (9af18c2)

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