Max Lynch, CEO of Ionic, discusses the significant changes introduced in Angular 2 and its impact on the Ionic framework, expressing excitement about the advancements made and the potential for the community to embrace these updates. He highlights the transition from Angular 1 to Angular 2, emphasizing the shift from a complex system of directives, scopes, and digest cycles to a new component-based architecture, which promises to simplify development processes. Lynch notes that the Ionic team is one of the early adopters of Angular 2, and they are dedicated to sharing their experiences and educating developers through a series of blog posts. The introduction to Angular 2 includes setting up a project with a quickstart guide, creating basic components, and running applications using ES6 and module loading support, with a move towards TypeScript to streamline the toolchain. The article serves as a precursor to future posts that will delve deeper into Angular 2's component system, aiming to facilitate a smoother transition for developers familiar with Angular 1.