How do you optimize Angular application builds for production?

Short answer: Use the production flag with ng build: ng build --prod This enables: AOT compilation (Ahead-of-Time) Minification and Uglification of code Tree shaking to remove unused code Bundling for fewer HTTP requests Enables optimizations in angular.json

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest admin can be built in Angular with modules/components, services for API calls, and reactive forms for product edit.

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.