Rainer Hahnekamp

My Angular Stack 2026

What tools, libraries, and techniques would I use if I started a new Angular project in 2026? This is an opinionated overview of my full Angular stack - from frameworks and testing to AI-assisted development.

Key takeaways:
- Experimental features (Resource & Signal Forms) are worth using if you control your upgrade cadence
- NgRx SignalStore is the go-to for state management -- also check out NgRx Toolkit
- Angular Material for least effort, shadcn-style libs or Angular Aria for custom design systems
- Angular CLI for apps, Nx for libraries & monorepos
- Playwright & Vitest are the testing standard -- Analog unlocks Vitest's full potential
- Zoneless is the default in Angular 21 -- migrate to OnPush first, then drop Zone.js
- pnpm for speed and security
- Prettier, ESLint (with Angular ESLint), Sheriff for module boundaries, Husky + lint-staged
- AI is more than code generation -- use it as a sparring partner for architecture, debugging, and documentation
- You won't be replaced by AI, but by someone using AI

Links & tools mentioned:
- NgRx SignalStore: https://ngrx.io/guide/signals
- NgRx Toolkit: https://github.com/angular-architects/ngrx-toolkit
- Analog: https://analogjs.org
- Angular Aria: https://angulararia.com
- Sheriff: https://github.com/softarc-consulting/sheriff
- Playwright: https://playwright.dev
- Vitest: https://vitest.dev

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:43 On Experimental Features
4:12 NgRx SignalStore
5:25 UI Libraries
7:00 Nx or Angular CLI
7:53 Testing
10:49 Analog
13:00 Zoneless
13:52 pnpm
14:38 Code Guidelines
16:02 IDE
16:25 AI

My Angular Stack in 2026

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