Angular 14

Performance Boost: Improved AOT compilation, router performance, and code-splitting for faster loading applications.
Ivy Focus: Full adoption of the Ivy rendering engine for smaller bundle sizes and better efficiency.
Enhanced UI Components: Updated Angular Material with new typography options, theming, and accessibility features.
Developer Experience: Cleaner code with improved code-splitting APIs and granular control over components.
Modernized Package Format: Streamlined Angular Package Format (APF) for leaner packages and faster application execution.

Here are the key skills you should have before learning Angular 14:

Web Development Fundamentals:
HTML: Solid understanding of HTML structure for building web page content.
CSS: Familiarity with CSS for styling the visual appearance of your web application.
JavaScript (JS): Working knowledge of JavaScript for interactivity and dynamic behavior.
TypeScript (recommended, but not mandatory): Angular uses TypeScript, a superset of JavaScript that adds features like type checking. While not strictly required, learning TypeScript improves code quality, maintainability, and helps you grasp Angular concepts more effectively.

The skills you gain from it apply to newer versions as well. Here's what you'll learn:

Building Single-Page Applications (SPAs): Angular excels at creating SPAs, web applications that feel more like native apps with a smooth user experience.
Modern Web Development Practices: You'll learn component-based development, a popular approach for building modular and reusable UI components.
TypeScript Expertise (if you choose to learn it): TypeScript adoption improves code quality, maintainability, and reduces errors. This skill is valuable beyond Angular.
Front-End Development Workflow: You'll gain experience with tools like dependency management, build processes, and testing practices used in modern web development.