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TypeScript

Emmet Murray

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What’s TypeScript?

Compiles to...

Runs on...

The same way that:

Compiles to...

Runs on...

Machine Instructions

Processor

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What’s TypeScript?

“A superset of JavaScript”, with...

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Object oriented

Dynamic typing

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Web based

Functional (?)

Static typing

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Backwards compatibility

Great tools and support

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Why TypeScript?

Static vs Dynamic checking

Silly mistakes caught

Good practices

Allows for better tools

Javascript Compatible

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My story with frontend development

Before, during the SENG workshops:

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My story with frontend development

After TypeScript:

Really ate my words there...

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Let’s just get into it

Enough talking :^)