Instruction: Describe what isolated scopes are in AngularJS directives and when to use them.
Context: Candidates will need to show understanding of scope isolation in directives, its importance, and its application for creating reusable components.
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To put it simply, isolated scopes in AngularJS directives serve as a boundary or a contract between the directive and the outside world. When you define an isolated scope, you specify which attributes from the parent you want to interact with and how. This is done using the scope option in the directive's definition object. There are three main ways to bind properties with isolated scopes: '@' for one-way binding, '=' for two-way binding, and '&' for expression binding. Each serves different purposes, allowing for fine-grained control over how data flows between the...