What is the purpose of the ng serve command in Angular?

Short answer: ng serve builds and launches a development server that hosts your app locally. It watches for file changes and automatically reloads the app (live-reload). Useful during development for rapid testing. ng serve

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.