February 2017 Meeting - TypeScript

Abstract:

TypeScript is a compiled type-safe superset of the JavaScript language that compiles into JavaScript. It was developed by Microsoft engineers and is maintained as an open source project. It provides the benefits of a compiled language to JavaScript environments such as NodeJs and Web Browsers. It is the preferred language for Google Angular development. It is built into Visual Studio.

TypeScript starts from the same syntax a JavaScript. Use existing JavaScript code, incorporate popular JavaScript libraries, and call TypeScript code from JavaScript and vice-a-versa. TypeScript compiled to ECMAScript 3 or newer target environments like ECMAScript.

Types enable JavaScript developers to use highly-productive development tools and practices like static checking and code refactoring when developing JavaScript applications. Types let you define interfaces between software components and gain insights into the behavior of existing JavaScript libraries.

Speaker Bio:

Clarke Bowers is a software engineer with 35 years of experience. He is current software architect on a medical instrument development project with 16 robots and 114 ethernet embedded devices. The instrument identifies viruses and bacteria via Polymerase Chain Reaction of DNA. The team consists of 25 software developers.