What is TypeScript? (and should you learn It?)

#coding #programming #javascript

[ionelCristianLupu_]

"You write a lot more code with Typescript" ?

Not sure about this. In a bigger JS project you have to write a ton of IF statements to make sure you passed the right parameters to functions and even more unit tests for them. With Typescript, these IF statements just go away. Not to mention you will write a LOT less unit tests with Typescript.

In the end you will get: less code (believe it or not), less stress (you know your code works 99% vs "meh" with JS. And this is a BIG one) and believe it or not, you will have a faster development process (for mid to big projects because the IDE will help you A TON).

[MykhayloMusic]

Don't apologize for ur jokes man, just fuck it and roll. They were good btw. You rock! Thank you for your platforms! <3

[peaceworld]

For fun, I spoke to my wife at your speed, and she took away my laptop for a day citing it was making me crazy

[bobbyjq]

Coming from C#, learning javasript was a headache - specially when learning react where I often have to sift through lines of code trying to find the error. In my experience, typescript makes react a bit more organized (Props interface, generics, etc, ). That being said, it can get very verbose. I think it all comes down to preference because obviously I have a personal bias for typed languages like C#

[amineabdz]

Typescript imo is super intuitive for people coming from strongly typed languages, If you're doing Java or C and switching to web dev you're gonna love typescript.

[pepitoPerez]

"Javascript chads" LOL good one !!

[Aedryel]

If I can't solve something on front-end with JS, I'm probably overlooking something 🦆

[bane]

I’m giving freemote a try. I’ll check back after I’m done with the course to give a review

[ITZollx]

That clip of Jared and Richard screaming totally caught me off guard... laughing big time here!

[justtestingmycurrentskills]

Do you have someone that edits videos for you or do you edit them yourself?

[PeterElbaum]

Great video - I loved your explanation of what types actually do. I also thought this was a really balanced take!

I find it can be difficult to speak to both sides when making a case for a certain technology, but you nailed it! 🤙🏼

[Tszyu]

Generating higher quality documentation is vastly superior with TypeScript compared to JSDoc.

[DodaGarcia]

Great video! Not sure how the REST type integration is a TypeScript downside though, it's a downside with any kind of external service integration. That's what contract tests are for.

[SunDevilThor]

What were your top 3 resources for learning how to code? Were they books, interactive courses (codecademy, freecodecamp, etc), classes (college), certain websites (Reddit, W3Schools, etc) or online videos (YouTube, etc)?

[christopherjacoby]

having an ad by Aaron Jack while watching Aaron Jack.... interesting

[kolyxix]

When vanilla javascript is constantly adding features and updates (es6, es7, es8, and so on), what is the purpose of typescript.

[rohan]

Okayyyy but my manager told me in a single sentence, From every project after this we would only write TS no risk 😶

[yousufbaig]

Typescript and Angular are not my cup of tea. I dislike both!

[Brlitzkreig]

You gave a great sense of humour. Better than Techlead's in my opinion

[benficaM]

It's really not that hard, i think the overhead is too small to not do Typescript in 2021. As long as you use it properly and NOT abuse "Any". It's 100% worth it for medium to large projects.
But yeah learn vanilla JS first, but if you're a senior engineer in another programming language, just go to Typescript straightaway. You'll be fine.