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The TypeScript Workshop

The TypeScript Workshop

By : Ben Grynhaus , Jordan Hudgens , Rayon Hunte , Matt Morgan , Wekoslav Stefanovski
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The TypeScript Workshop

The TypeScript Workshop

4.7 (19)
By: Ben Grynhaus , Jordan Hudgens , Rayon Hunte , Matt Morgan , Wekoslav Stefanovski

Overview of this book

By learning TypeScript, you can start writing cleaner, more readable code that’s easier to understand and less likely to contain bugs. What’s not to like? It’s certainly an appealing prospect, but learning a new language can be challenging, and it’s not always easy to know where to begin. This book is the perfect place to start. It provides the ideal platform for JavaScript programmers to practice writing eloquent, productive TypeScript code. Unlike many theory-heavy books, The TypeScript Workshop balances clear explanations with opportunities for hands-on practice. You’ll quickly be up and running building functional websites, without having to wade through pages and pages of history and dull, dry fluff. Guided exercises clearly demonstrate how key concepts are used in the real world, and each chapter is rounded off with an activity that challenges you to apply your new knowledge in the context of a realistic scenario. Whether you’re a hobbyist eager to get cracking on your next project, or a professional developer looking to unlock your next promotion, pick up a copy and make a start! Whatever your motivation, by the end of this book, you’ll have the confidence and understanding to make it happen with TypeScript.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Preface

Summary

In this chapter, we looked at the world before TypeScript and described the problems and issues that TypeScript was actually designed to solve. We had a brief overview of how TypeScript operates under the hood, got ourselves introduced to the tsc compiler, and learned how we can control it using the tsconfig.json file.

We familiarized ourselves with the differences between TypeScript and JavaScript and saw how TypeScript infers the types from the values that we provide. We learned how different primitive types are treated in TypeScript, and finally, we learned how to create our own types to structure the building blocks of a large-scale, enterprise-level web application. Equipped with the fundamentals, you are now in a position to delve further into TypeScript, with the next chapter teaching you about declaration files.

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