[ruraljuror]

I think the reason Angular2 might be difficult for a novice programmer is because of the nature of problems it tries to solve. It is an MVC framework with an emphasis on dependency injection and test-driven development. A novice programmer probably has at most a limited understanding of MVC, dependency inversion, and TDD, so you would need to learn more about those concepts to even work through the tutorial. Taking that into account, in may or may not be the right tool for the job depending on the problem.