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Aleksei Aleinikov
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🧩 Directive Composition in Angular β€” Why It Matters in 2025

Angular now lets you attach multiple behaviors to an element using hostDirectives β€” no wrappers, no boilerplate.
Use cases include:

βœ… Click tracking + visual feedback
βœ… Skeleton loaders + animation
βœ… i18n + direction toggle
βœ… Input masks + validation
βœ… Global hotkeys + popovers

Each directive stays focused. Together, they compose like LEGO β€” clean, testable, and ergonomic.

πŸ“Ž Full article β†’ https://javascript.plainenglish.io/break-it-down-using-directive-composition-to-simplify-apps-in-2025-de1b32e664c7

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