Intro to TypeScript

Over the past decade, the javascript code base of an average web application has been increasing exponentially and so is the maintainability issues associated with javascript language. Fortunately, TypeScript language(a typed superset of Javascript) comes to rescue to mitigate most of these issues which would otherwise be identified only at runtime by introducing a type system to the language. The type system among many facilitates static type checking, enhanced IDE support like Intellisense, increased and better support towards Object oriented & Functional Programming concepts.

Topics covered:

1. Intro to TypeScript

2. Design goals behind TypeScript

3. Advantages of using TypeScript

4. Installing TypeScript

5. Compiling and executing a TypeScript program

6. Exploring TypeScript's type system and its features

7. Functions & Asynchronous programming

8. Object oriented and Functional Programming in TypeScript

9. Modules in TypeScript

Prerequisite:

1. Possibly a laptop with Node.js and Visual Studio Code installed.
2. Notebook and a pen.

Session presented by Sridhar.G

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