I think Angular is so widely used because so many people do like it. It has quirks and shortcomings (per the article), but those are only relevant because it is

I think Angular is so widely used because so many people do like it. It has quirks and shortcomings (per the article), but those are only relevant because it is generally liked and used by so many. I agree on the documentation being unusual. I found the Angular Style Guide to be a huge help: https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide