Keynote

There is no semver? (Even though this guy says it is.)
- Anything higher than 1.x is all "Angular".
- "Breaking change" is being taken very seriously; even something that becomes a warning that wasn't is breaking.
- Moving to a modern staggered release schedule.
  - Patches every week.
  - 3 minor releases.
  - Major every 6 months.
  - Stable versions are maintained for 2 release periods (12 months).
Angular used to be an internal product; the customer was Google.
Typescript is an "officially supported development language" within Google now.
Angular still going up in search volume (significantly as compared to React).
More Angular jobs every day.

Angular 3

There is no Angular 3.
@angular/router was already at version 3, so they skipped to 4.

Angular 4

Reduced code footprint.
Supports TypeScript 2.1/2.2.
- Supports strict null checks as a compilation option.
TypeScript 1.8 is no longer supported.
Ahead Of Time (AOT) compilation.
- Template building and checking happens at build time now.
Animations package removed from @angular/core.
<template> is now <ng-template.
*ngIf supports an else condition now.
- *ngIf="<condition>; else <else-template>"
New titleCase pipe ("pipes" are Angular 1 "filters").
Some improvements to HTTP and template overrides.
New Meta service to handle meta tags.
Support for input type="email".
New interface ParamMap / QueryParamMap to manage URL parameters.
Enhancements to the CanDeactivate interface.
New ngPlural / ngPluralCase directives.
Template source maps can be created now.

Angular Universal

Allows rendering of Angular templates on the server side.

Angular 5

Releasing in September 2017.

The Future of the Web

Progressive web apps?
- Software running everywhere.
- Usurping walled gardens?