Preface

Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be an author, and yet here I am. I vividly remember the panic that I felt as I clicked “Publish” on my first WordPress post on AngularJS. It felt like I was pressing the launch button for a series of missiles, and I had no idea where they would go! Little did I know that I had in fact released a series of missiles that would change my life in the most profound and unexpected ways.

The moment I decided that I cared more about being helpful than being perfect was one of the most important turning points of my life. Beginning with a series of barely passable blog posts, by accepting every opportunity to implement feedback I gradually grasped what it takes to write a solid blog post. It was also during that time that I had the opportunity to become friends with the AngularJS core team. AngularJS at the time was still relatively unknown, and so it was much easier to get on their radar than it is now. Lucky me!

I’ll never forget that afternoon when I got the email asking if I was interested in writing this book. When I was pretty sure that no one was looking, I would break out into this little happy dance for days. If only my high school English teacher could see me now!