If you've ever wanted to create database-backed Single Page Applications (SPAs), this book will show you how to do it using the power of AngularJS. Along the way, you'll also learn the best practices of AngularJS development and will see how to structure your frontend code that greatly improves maintainability. You'll also learn how to create custom controls using AngularJS directives.

If you've ever wondered how to write applications that update data in real time without refreshing your browsers or without employing server-side push technologies, then this book shows you how easy it is using Firebase and AngularFire. Firebase resembles the document-oriented NoSQL stores, so you'll also learn how to structure your data in Firebase. Finally, you'll use Firebase's anonymous authentication and other best practices learned along the way in a hands-on example application.