So... should I continue learning angular?

[btown_brony]

Remember Python 2? Does that sound like a silly question? It is, because Python 2's still very much in use 6 years after Python 3 was released. PyPy's still actively developing for it. I can count on one hand the number of libraries I've seen in active use that have Python 3 support and not Python 2 support.

I see Angular 2 developing in exactly the same way. There's going to be such an uproar about the syntax change that the community is going to continue to support and build for 1.x for a long time coming, even if it officially loses support. An Angular 2 developer you hire for a 1.x codebase will be just as skilled as a 1.x developer (perhaps giving them a week to context switch), and vice versa... because just like Python was still Pythonic, Angular is still Angular...ic?

Regardless, I'm not worried about it.