When comparing AngularJS in Action - book vs Thinkster, the Slant community recommends Thinkster for most people. In the question“What are the best resources to learn AngularJS?” Thinkster is ranked 4th while AngularJS in Action - book is ranked 36th. The most important reason people chose Thinkster is:
The tutorials walk you through building different apps such as a Slack clone and simplified Google+ clone.
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Pros
Pro Gives you an overview of what Angular can do
It's not an in-depth book, but instead does a good job of touching on a variety of concepts and shows you what Angular can do.
Pro Real-world projects
The tutorials walk you through building different apps such as a Slack clone and simplified Google+ clone.
Pro Available online, as a PDF and screencast
Depending on your needs or wishes you can get the ebook, screencasts, sample code on thinkster.io.
Cons
Con Very difficult to follow
The author jumps between concepts and gives unclear explanations.
Con Monthly subscription to access videos
With a free account, you are able to view all the text in a tutorial. However to view the videos, you have to sign up for a monthly subscription ($19/month).