AngularJS is an open source front-end framework based on JavaScript that is maintained primarily by Google and a community of individuals and companies. Recently, AngularJS has reached end-of-life (EOL) status and will no longer receive any support and maintenance in the future. The Angular team hopes that existing users can migrate to the next generation Angular framework based on TypeScript.
AngularJS was originally developed in 2009 by Miško Hevery of Brat Tech LLC, which was later acquired by Google. The first version of AngularJS was released by Google in 2010. In January 2018, it officially announced the timetable for the elimination of AngularJS: after the release of 1.7.0, the development of AngularJS will continue until June 30, 2018. After that, 1.7 will be supported as a long-term support version until December 31, 2021.
After this date, community support will cease. AngularJS source code will still be available on GitHub via NPM, CDN, and Bower. The subsequent version of
AngularJS is called Angular. Angular is based on TypeScript and is not compatible with AngularJS. Angular releases a major version every 6 months on average, and each major version has 1-3 minor versions. All major releases typically have 18 months of support, which includes 6 months of active support, and 12 months of long-term support (LTS). The latest version of Angular is currently 13.1.x.
As we all know, when a project reaches EOL status and continues to be used, it will face potential risks. Since AngularJS is widely used in web applications, if it is not migrated in time, it may expose users to high-severity or critical Under the loophole. Based on NPM downloads, Google estimates that 84% of developers are currently using Angular, and 16% are still using AngularJS.
Although official support and maintenance for AngularJS has been terminated, developers who are willing to stick to AngularJS can also seek support from other third parties.