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What is Angular CLI, and what are its advantages?

The Angular CLI (ng) is the official command-line tool for creating, building, and managing Angular projects. Hides the complexity of webpack, TypeScript config, and tooling setup.

  • Scaffolding — ng new, ng generate component/service/module; consistent file structure and naming.

  • Build — ng build; production bundles with optimization, tree shaking, AOT compilation.

  • Dev server — ng serve; hot reload, source maps, fast feedback.

  • Testing — ng test (Karma/Jasmine), ng e2e (Cypress/Playwright).

  • Linting and formatting — ESLint integration, schematics for code quality.

  • Updates — ng update handles framework upgrades with codemods.

  • Schematics — reusable code generators; libraries (Angular Material, NgRx) ship their own.

Name ng new, ng generate, ng serve, ng build, ng test, plus ng add for schematics (ng add @ngrx/store = one-shot install + config) and ng update for framework upgrades.

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