Explore cross-platform development with Angular and Ionic 4 in this 18-minute conference talk from ng-conf. Discover how Ionic has evolved alongside Angular, adopting the latest tooling and strengthening their partnership. Learn about Ionic's transition from AngularJS to modern Angular, improvements in routing and navigation, integration with Angular CLI, and the introduction of @ionic/angular-toolkit. Dive into advanced features like theming with CSS variables, enhanced server-side rendering, virtual lists using Angular CDK, and desktop improvements. Understand how Ionic enables deployment to native, web, and other platforms using a unified API, allowing developers to focus on building great apps across multiple environments.