Effective TypeScript

TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript with the potential to solve many of theheadaches for which JavaScript is famous. But TypeScript has a learning curve of its own, and understanding how to use it effectively takes time and practice. Using the format popularized by Effective C++ and Effective Java (both Addison-Wesley), this practical book features 83 items that give specific advice on what to do and what not to do, and how to think about the language.

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• Learn the nuts and bolts of TypeScript's type system
• Design types to make your code safer and more understandable
• Use type inference to get full safety with a minimum of type annotations
• Make tactical use of the any type
• Understand how dependencies and type declaration files work in TypeScript
• Successfully migrate your JavaScript code base to TypeScript

  83 Specific Ways to Improve Your TypeScript