Angular's value proposition for the dev is that if you take time to learn its unusual idioms and opinions, it will pay off. Its a very opinionated framework whi

Angular's value proposition for the dev is that if you take time to learn its unusual idioms and opinions, it will pay off. Its a very opinionated framework which contains some concepts most web developers aren't terribly familiar with - e.g. dependency injection - but which promises increased control over managing complex interactions, and consequently faster development times. Of course this means that for simple jobs jQuery may be better suited, unless you're trying to LEARN Angular, in which case it makes sense to struggle through trivial apps with complex tools until it clicks. None of this supports the article's thesis, of course, which is something akin to "I dont understand this, it must be lame!"