Tools to help with AngularJS to Angular Migrations

Hello, everyone! Nowadays nothing stays in the same place. A lot of things change every day and technologies are not an exception. For a recent time, lots of companies start considering migration from Angular JS to Angular 2 and higher versions because of various factors and reasons. So, today I’d like to cast some light on the tools that will make your migration process from Angular JS to Angular 2 and higher versions much easier.

Reasons for migration

Before diving into the main information, I think, it won’t be unnecessarily to light up the reasons for migration from one kind of technology to another one.

As for me, there are several reasons for migration.

1. Speed

The first reason is speed. It is obvious that new technologies are better in the number of characteristics and the speed of work is one of them. New technologies are faster and make the work process faster, so, you can save time and, what is also really important, energy.

2. Language

The second is the language. Why? Because Angular 2 and higher versions use TypeScript which is a way stronger than JavaScript.

3. Age

The third reason is age. That is not a secret that Angular JS is really old. It is 10 years old! For sure, lots of developers move to newer technologies, it is obvious. Because of this fact, the percentage of people who work with Angular JS is decreasing every day. Surely, some of the companies still have web sites and apps done through Angular JS and the specialists are still wanted. But due to the development of modern technologies, Angular JS will leave the market sooner or later.

4. Support

The fourth reason comes out of the third one. Because of the age and the lack of people the rate of support in communities is lowering too. Because of the absence of future support, it becomes rather risky to maintain and build a project in Angular JS. That is why I reckon that Angular JS will stop providing support sooner or later.

Tools for migration

To be honest, there are just two tools I am going to mention here. Nor because they are the best ones or something like that. The reason is much simpler. They are the main and mostly used by developers and companies that have decided to migrate from Angular JS to Angular 2 and higher.

ngMigration Assistant

ngMigration Assistant is a really cool tool if you have an intention to migrate from one technology to the other one. This tool is a huge helper, to be honest. It supplies clear, simple and comprehensive guidance in the process of migration.

This tool is pretty good because it has the ability to analyze the most important factors and characteristics like the complexity of the app and its size. Moreover, it helps you with the guidance or advice that might be the best for the migration process despite the size of the app you have. It does not really matter whether your app big or small in size. This tool will lend you a hand with any.

mgMigration Forum

To say in a wide meaning, this is a community but with a lot of benefits. Here you can get the best advice on the relevant topic from the top experts around the Internet. You will be able to find good tools, migration paths with the use of which you can make your own right solution. But if you can’t make one, not a problem, free solutions are also here. As for me, that’s a really cool place to get some good and high-quality advice, solutions, migration paths, explanations and so on.

Great place, if you want to get and share some experience and expertise, and read some useful content.

Also. it is necessary to point out that Angular has its own guide in updating from Angular JS to Angular 2+ which is definitely helpful, I dare to say.

Conclusion

All in all, Angular JS is rather old technology and if you have decided to move to Angular 2 and higher you will not commit any mistake.

There are various reasons for migration and the most popular among the are:

1. Speed
2. Language
3. Age
4. Weak support.

As for tools, two great tools make your process of migration easy and enjoyable:

• ngMigration Assistant;
• mgMigration Forum.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed it and received a lot of useful information. Stay safe and healthy.