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Introduction Angular developers have long relied on lifecycle hooks to manage component behavior and interactions with the DOM. However, the introduction of signal-based APIs represents a significant shift in how developers can write reactive and declarative code. This article explores how to transition from traditional lifecycle hooks to modern signal-based APIs, demonstrating how these new tools simplify code, enhance reactivity, and reduce boilerplate. ngOnInit Why we used ngOnInit? The ngOnInit lifecycle hook was essential in traditional Angular development for basically 2 things: Working with @Input Properties: Ensuring @Input values are initialized and available for use after the component is created.…