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michaelw2: $http.get(url).then(function(response) { $scope.myObject = response.data; } )
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michaelw2: when the http request finishes the promise is resolved and the then fn is invoked.  it's lexically scoped to the $scope and so it updates the $scope with the results
[04:21am] michaelw2: http transforms allow me to add methods, convert types, etc.
[04:21am] markenranosa: lol deep terms
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[04:21am] michaelw2: so here's your cheapo angular insight for the day
[04:21am] michaelw2: almost every single feature is there for a really really good reason and understanding that is key to effective use of angular
[04:21am] michaelw2: promises
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[04:22am] michaelw2: http transforms
[04:22am] markenranosa: ok am taking note of that one
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