Could you define the "novel and interesting parts"? Perhaps examples of what they are ? If you are fighting with Angular there is probably a reason. You probab

Could you define the "novel and interesting parts"? Perhaps examples of what they are ? If you are fighting with Angular there is probably a reason. You probably did not read this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14994391/how-do-i-think-in-angularjs-if-i-have-a-jquery-background http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14994391/how-do-i-think-i... In my day job, I am working in Knockout now and as a general principle I dont do DOM Manipulation in my ViewModels. I can, and knockout allows me to. But I dont. I think that just this one single and simple rule has made me a better programmer. Do you remember Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid? When he was teaching the kid to learn Karate he wasnt teaching him Karate moves was he? He was teaching him "wax on", "wax off". If the kid had thought "I know better" and fought against this rule he would never have learnt karate. He would have gone home, got beaten up by the kids in his block and also have lost that tournament in the first round. Its the same with Angular and its rules. If you want to win - dont fight it.. persevere till you understand the significance of wax on and wax off and in the end, trust me, you will feel it . You will end up being a better programmer. To start with your wax on, wax off - read that SO answer.