Google Announces Integration of Angular and Wiz to Enhance Performance and Capabilities
Google has announced a strategic plan to merge its Angular and Wiz frameworks, aiming to enhance the capabilities of both. The move will integrate Angular’s user experience advantages with Wiz’s performance strengths, promising a more robust and efficient web development ecosystem.
In a blog post dated March 30, the Angular team highlighted the synergy between Angular and Wiz, suggesting that the two frameworks are “better together.” This integration will unfold gradually over the next few years, with Google committed to a responsible and transparent merging process. Key to this approach will be the open-sourcing of Wiz features within Angular, alongside a public Request for Comment (RFC) process to incorporate community feedback.
Angular has traditionally been favored for its focus on developer experience, enabling the rapid creation of complex, interactive web applications. It has been employed in various high-profile Google projects, such as Gemini for AI access and Google Analytics. On the other hand, Wiz has been tailored for performance-critical applications, exemplified by its use in Google Search. The strengths of both frameworks are expected to complement each other in this integration.
The merger reflects Google’s broader mission to empower developers with advanced tools for building web applications. Notably, features from Wiz have already influenced Angular, such as deferrable views and partial hydration. These improvements leverage Wiz’s fine-grained code loading capabilities. Conversely, Angular’s Signals library, which has been adopted by Wiz, now supports YouTube’s user interface, illustrating the bidirectional benefits of this collaboration.
Angular is currently at version 17.3, which includes a developer preview of an updated API for declaring outputs in directives, aiming for simplicity and safety. The framework’s upcoming versions, Angular 18, are expected to build on these advancements. The integration with Wiz is anticipated to further enhance Angular’s performance and functionality, aligning with Google’s ongoing efforts to innovate in the web development space.
The planned integration is set to make both Angular and Wiz more powerful tools for developers. As the merging process unfolds, it will be closely monitored and adjusted based on community input, ensuring that the resulting framework meets the evolving needs of web developers while leveraging the strengths of both Angular and Wiz.