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 # Angular2 Webpack Starter
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 > A starter kit featuring [Angular 2](https://angular.io), [Router](https://angular.io/docs/js/latest/api/router/), [TypeScript](http://www.typescriptlang.org/), and [Webpack](http://webpack.github.io/) by [AngularClass](https://angularclass.com).
 If you're looking for Angular 1.x please use [NG6-starter](https://github.com/angular-class/NG6-starter)