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TypeScript

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22 hours
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TypeScript is a programming language developed and maintained by Microsoft. It extends JavaScript by adding optional static typing, making it a strict syntactical superset of JavaScript. This means that any valid JavaScript code is also TypeScript code, but TypeScript allows for the specification of types for variables, functions, and properties. This feature helps developers detect errors early in the development process, improving code quality and maintainability.

Designed to make the development of large-scale applications more manageable, TypeScript is versatile enough for use in developing both client-side and server-side (using Node.js) JavaScript applications. Its integration with popular JavaScript frameworks and libraries, along with powerful tools like type checking and autocomplete suggestions, enhances the development experience and productivity.

The adoption of TypeScript has grown significantly, with many in the development community embracing its benefits for projects ranging from small to enterprise-level applications. Its compatibility with existing JavaScript code and the ease of incrementally adopting typing in projects make TypeScript a valuable tool for developers looking to enhance their JavaScript applications with the benefits of static typing.

Courses in this path

Beginner

This section covers beginner level content.

TypeScript 5 Fundamentals

by Brice Wilson
4h 1m
(50)

Intermediate

This section covers practitioner level content.

Using Arrays and Collections in TypeScript 5

by Jill Gundersen
1h 16m
(19)

Configuring and Compiling TypeScript 5 Projects

by Daniel Stern
1h 38m
(12)

Debugging in TypeScript 5

by Daniel Stern
48m

Consuming Web APIs with TypeScript 5

by Allen O'Neill
3h 38m
(14)

DOM Manipulation with TypeScript

by Thomas Claudius Huber
2h 34m
(13)

Creating and Using Decorators in TypeScript 5

by Ivan Mushketyk
1h 56m
(13)

Creating a Type Declaration File in TypeScript

by Dan Wellman
1h 9m

Building TypeScript 5 Unit Tests with Jest

by Daniel Stern
45m

Advanced

This section covers advanced level content.

TypeScript Best Practices

by Dan Wellman
2h 26m

TypeScript 5 Crash Course for JavaScript Developers

by Chris Behrens
2h 12m

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What you will learn

How To Create a New TypeScript Project
The TypeScript Compiler
TypeScript Modules
TypeScript Generics
TypeScript Decorators
Static Types
Advanced Types and Language Features
How to Debug
How to Create Declaration Files
Object-oriented Techniques
Asynchronous Coding Patterns

Experience

JavaScript Knowledge: Since TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, having a good grasp of JavaScript fundamentals is crucial. Understanding variables, control structures, data structures (like arrays and objects), functions, and the event-driven model of JavaScript lays a solid foundation for picking up TypeScript.
Basic Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Familiarity with OOP concepts such as classes, objects, inheritance, and interfaces can be advantageous. TypeScript enhances JavaScript by adding features more commonly found in traditional OOP languages, like static typing and interfaces.
HTML & CSS: For web development projects involving TypeScript, knowledge of HTML and CSS is important to effectively manipulate the DOM and ensure your web applications look as intended.
Familiarity with Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager): Knowledge of Node.js is helpful, especially for setting up TypeScript projects, running TypeScript compilers, or working on server-side applications. npm or Yarn (another package manager) are commonly used to manage project dependencies, including the TypeScript compiler itself.
Basic Command-Line Skills: Comfort with using the command line or terminal is beneficial for executing TypeScript compilation commands, managing version control, and using other development tools that integrate with TypeScript.

Learn with the best

Brice Wilson

Brice Wilson has been a professional developer for over 30 years and has used many tools and programming languages during that time. He has worked as a developer and architect for a number of large companies and enjoys learning, experimenting with, and teaching new technologies. His current interests are centered on server and client-side web development.

Jill Gundersen

Jill is a freelance software developer who works on all things technical and loves it. Her main development focus has been on web applications utilizing Microsoft technologies or the LAMP stack depending on her client's needs. Jill enjoyed her time teaching at the local college, but now is focused on teaching students via her Pluralsight courses. And, if you were wondering, Han shot first.

Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern is a coder, web developer and programming enthusiast from Toronto, Ontario, where he works as a freelance developer and designer. Daniel has been working with web technologies since the days of the dial-up, and is especially keen on JavaScript, CSS, Angular, React and TypeScript. Over the course of his work as an open-source developer, he's created many community-standards web tools including Angular Audio and Range.CSS. His tool, Range.CSS, was featured in a guest article on CSS-T... more

Allen O'Neill

Allen is a consulting engineer with a background in enterprise systems. He runs his own company specializing in systems architecture, optimisation and scaling. He is also involved in a number of start-ups. Allen is a chartered engineer, a Fellow of the British Computing Society, a Microsoft MVP and insider, and both a CodeProject and C-SharpCorner MVP. He is a regular speaker at events both locally and internationally. His core technology interests are Big Data, Data Science and Machine Learning... more

Thomas Claudius Huber

Thomas is a Microsoft MVP for Windows Development. He works as a developer, consultant, and trainer in the fields of .NET, C#, TypeScript, XAML, and Azure. Thomas is a well-known speaker and book author. He has written several special interest books in his areas, including an extensive handbook for Windows Presentation Foundation and a handbook on development with TypeScript. Thomas lives in Germany's Black Forest with his wife and their three daughters. In his spare time, he plays football and ... more

Ivan Mushketyk

Ivan is a Principal Software Engineer and a Tech Lead who is passionate about Big Data and Cloud Computing. He has worked for numerous big IT companies including Samsung and Amazon Web Services. He is an Open Source enthusiast and has contributed to a number of projects including Gatling and Apache Flink. When he is not writing code or working on a new course, he is probably writing another technical article for his blog.

Dan Wellman

Dan Wellman is a web developer, author, and course instructor from the UK. He has been a developer for just over 15 years, and has been writing and making videos about his experiences for almost as long. He has written 10 books about JavaScript libraries and TypeScript, and produced around 50 video courses on front-end development. He is currently a Senior UI Developer for Hazeltree Treasury Solutions, and lives on the South Coast of the UK with his wife and four children.

Chris Behrens

Chris B. Behrens is a writer, speaker and software developer, specializing in DevOps. He has been a developer and architect for more than twenty years focusing on small to medium size companies and the development changes they face. He focuses on his flavor of Fear Based Development, whereby a developer ranks their tasks in descending order of anxiety, and how to tackle them in that order. Chief among these anxiety-inducing processes is software deployment, a topic that Behrens focuses upon. He ... more

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