![]() Based on NPM downloads, Google estimates that 84 percent of the base of developers use Angular while 16 percent still use AngularJS.Īngular is positioned by Google as a “batteries included” framework with built-in best practices. It’s difficult to say how many users AngularJS still has, said Gechev, because the framework is often distributed as a JavaScript file directly referenced from a static server. AngularJS users, he explained, have four options, including keeping the app on AngularJS with EOL risks, rewriting apps to the latest version of Angular, rewriting using another JavaScript framework, or keeping the app on AngularJS and getting support.ĪngularJS, Google’s Gechev said, “revolutionized” web development by allowing engineers to build complex business applications. For users, the risk of using EOL versions of software is that if a new high severity or critical vulnerability is discovered, no patches will be available.”įurther, because AngularJS is widely used for web applications, changes to browsers could affect functionality, Perez added. ”When an open source community long-term support reaches end-of-life (EOL), no more patches are released. EOL status for AngularJS carries risks, stressed Javier Perez, open source evangelist at Perforce.
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