Telerik Kendo UI Rainer Stropek software architectsgmbh Kendo UI Web http://www.timecockpit.com Mail [email protected] Twitter @rstropek Intro, Comparision to AngularJS Saves the day. Which Way to Go? Lots of JavaScript frameworks for UI development available  No standard JavaScript library jQuery is a de-facto standard and basis for nearly all other UI frameworks Open source or commercial?  Will AngularJS be the winner? Enter Telerik Kendo UI  Another JavaScript UI Framework Just a bunch of nice controls? Should you consider it? Let’s talk about this option …  Note that this presentation assumes that you are somewhat familiar with AngularJSand you want to know the differences to Kendo UI. Introducing Kendo UI What‘s in the box? Kendo UI Facts Kendo UI is much more than just controls  End-to-end framework for web and mobile development based on HTML/JavaScript Overlapping with AngularJS Part of The Telerik Platform Previously commercial, now partly open source  Kendo UI Core is open source Commercial license Kendo UI Pro available Core vs. Pro – What’s the Difference?  Core contains framework components and basic (but powerful) set of controls Pro contains the big and powerful controls like grid, scheduler, charts, etc. See comparison matrix Structure of Kendo UI Core Framework  MVVM with data binding and validation Single Page Apps (SPA) with routing, template engine, etc. Animations (FX) Globalization Web and Mobile Controls  Pro edition contains advanced web controls Data Visualization (only Pro)  Charts, barcodes, maps, etc. Other goodies  Typescript type definitions Themes, theme builder Wrappers for ASP.NET, PHP, JSP Kendo UI Themes Theme Builder Bootstrap integration (GitHub) „Sushi“ mobile sample app Demo Kendo UI vs. AngularJS Comparison The Obvious AngularJS is 100% open source, Kendo UI is not  Only Kendo UI Core is open source In complex project you will probably need the Pro version Kendo UI has powerful built-in controls  Telerik has a long and successful track record concerning controls For AngularJS you need companion projects AngularUI/Mobile Angular UI for controls AngularJS is widely used  Huge user base for AngularJS Dedicated AngularJS support in latest updates of Microsoft Visual Studio Programming Differences Different approaches for MV*  AngularJS: Compare controller scope and detect changes Kendo UI: ObservableObject base class Entirely different data binding mechanisms  Different routing system for SPAs  AngularJS: $route, $location, etc. Kendo UI: kendo.Router