New to Angular.js.
What's the difference of passing the controller as
app.config(function($routeProvider, $locationProvider){
$locationProvider.html5Mode(false);
$routeProvider
.when('/login', {templateUrl: '/templates/profile/login.html', controller: 'angLoginController'});
});
vs declaring the controller using ng-controller directive in the template itself?
<body ng-controller="angLoginController">
....
</body>
In short: Separation of concerns. It would be easier to maintain if you place all controllers respective to the view in the router. You need to edit all in one place.
In $routeProvider
This gives you flexibility to manage all controllers and views respective to that particular route. In this case you can manage controllers in one place.
In second case: inside view
if you place it inside individual view, Then you need to go to that view and edit them.