What’s the big deal with TypeScript?
It’s like grown up JavaScript
TypeScript. There are a lot of people out there who look at it with derision when they hear that a framework, library or bits of code has been written in. Some people even go as far to avoid using it simply because they view it as another thing to learn.
However, TypeScript is one of the best things to come out of Microsoft that is completely free, opensource and widely accepted by the community. the Angular team liked it so much that they even built their CLI generators around it.
Here’s the low down on why TypeScript is actually rather awesome.
Turns JavaScript into a grown up language
If we go back to the 90s when everything was just coming out, JavaScript entered the scene as snowflake effects for web pages. I was there. I remember. Fast forward a decade and a half, it is now running backends with RESTful APIs, mobile web apps and entire frontends.
While ECMA is pushing for yearly updates of the language, there is still quite a bit of room for JavaScript to grow up and learn from other languages such as Java and C#.
With TypeScript, it gives JavaScript developers the ability to strongly type their code and create resistance against code fragility…
