ng

gistfile1.txt

//code school approach

app.controller('LibraryController', function(){
  this.books = getBooks //some function that gets an array
});


//in the view
<div ng-controller="LibraryController as libraryCtrl">
  <ul>
    <li ng-repeat="book in libraryCtrl.books">
    
    
//everyone else uses scope?

app.controller('LibraryController', function($scope){
  $scope.books = getBooks //some function that gets an array
})

//in the view
<div ng-controller="LibraryController">
  <ul>
    <li ng-repeat="book in books">

It's essentially the same object, but $scope is the way Angular keeps track of the context of the controller. I would use $scope because it's the actual object that angular provides and I believe it contains underlying functionality and methods to manage itself internally to the Angular app.