AngularJS and Angular are both open-source front-end development frameworks developed by Google, but they represent two different paradigms. AngularJS: Introduced in 2010, AngularJS is a JavaScript framework that was groundbreaking for its time. It introduced many powerful features for developing single-page applications (SPAs), such as two-way data binding, dependency injection, and a modular architecture. AngularJS follows an MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture, which facilitates a dynamic update of views based on model changes. Angular: Due to various limitations in AngularJS, Google completely rewrote the framework and launched Angular 2 (or simply Angular) in 2016. Since then, Angular has continued to evolve with subsequent versions (Angular 3 was skipped, but there are Angular 4, 5, 6, etc.), but they are all just called "Angular" to distinguish them from AngularJS. Angular shifted from JavaScript to TypeScript, a statically-typed superset of JavaScript. It introduced a component-based architecture, which is more efficient and better for large-scale applications. It also brought performance improvements with features like ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, change detection, and lazy loading. In summary, while AngularJS and Angular share a name and were developed by the same team, they are fundamentally different frameworks. Angular represents a complete rewrite and a significant upgrade over AngularJS, with better performance, more features, and a shift to a component-based architecture. Currently, AngularJS is no longer being actively maintained by Google, and Angular is recommended for new projects. However, you can use Braintrust to hire AngularJS developers or programmers who go through our vetting process to ensure they are a fit for your team.