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After reading this article I realized that I really didn't read any "serious" source code during my 3-years as a professional developer.

Recently I started a new web-project which makes heavy use of AngularJS, so I decided to start my reading - or, better, decoding [as the blogger wrote] - activity from something that is both challenging and professionally useful.

Now I just need to be pointed in the right direction. Should I just start from the start of the source code or is there a better starting point?

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  • recommended reading: **[Where to start](http://meta.programmers.stackexchange.com/a/6367/31260)** – gnat Jan 21 '14 at 14:52

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For AngularJS, I think the best place to start is $scope.$apply(), as this ties together changes to the model and the view. From there, move to one of the simpler directives, perhaps ng:value.

Keep the documentation open while you're doing this.

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  • That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, nice suggestion (sorry can't upvote). – Abaco Jan 21 '14 at 17:16
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For AngularJS : Prerequisites :: 1) Firstly you need have good hands over on JAVASCRIPT patterns like revealing pattern, prototype pattern, model pattern and prototype revealing pattern. 2) Go through MVC framework concepts how does this works. Taking server side MVC frameworks like MVC3/MVC4.

Going through above steps first will be added advantage while understanding angularjs :: Directives, structure **and work flow.** Greatest source for learning AngularJS concepts is https://docs.angularjs.org/guide/concepts

Lastly http://plnkr.co/ this is greatest online tool for editing and running angularjs application.

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