One feature of the Angular framework is its stability. This means that the Angular component, tools, and libraries don't become obsolete and can be used in later versions.
Angular keeps on evolving with new, improved versions being released, and to be a competitive web developer, you need to stay up to date to be able to meet your user requirements.
Angular Versioning
The angular versioning shows the level of the changes that have been made during the release of an angular version. For example, Angular 12 shows that there have been 12 angular releases.
The angular version numbers are composed of three parts which include:
Major Releases
The upgrade is likely to include much new functionality, as well as some but moderate development aid. You may need to run update scripts, restructure code, run additional tests, and learn new APIs when upgrading to a new major version.
Minor Releases
include new minor features Minor releases are entirely backward-compatible; no developer help is anticipated during the update, but you may adjust existing apps and libraries to begin utilizing new APIs, features, and capabilities provided in the release.
Patch Releases
There are low-risk bug-fix updates. During the upgrade, no developer support is expected.
The Frequency of Releasing
In angular, the releases are made during the following cycle:
A major release is made after every six months
1-3 minor releases for all the major release
A patch pre-release and release are built each week.
Angular Labs
Angular Labs is a project that aims to develop new features and rapidly iterate on them. The Angular team uses Angular Labs as a safe haven for discovery and experimentation.
Angular Labs projects are not yet ready for production usage, and there is no promise to bring them to production. This document's policies and procedures do not apply to Angular Labs projects