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Full-Stack React, TypeScript, and Node - Second Edition
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JavaScript is an enormously popular and powerful language. According to GitHub’s State of the Octoverse 2022, it is the most popular language in the world. However, for large application development, its feature set is considered incomplete, and this is why TypeScript was created.In this chapter, we'll learn about the TypeScript language, why it was created, and what value it provides to JavaScript developers. We'll learn about the design philosophy Microsoft used in creating TypeScript and how these design decisions added important features for large application development.We'll also see how TypeScript enhances and improves JavaScript. We'll compare and contrast the JavaScript way of writing code with the way code is written in TypeScript.TypeScript has a wealth of cutting-edge features to benefit developers. Chief among them are static typing and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) capabilities. These features can help make code that is higher quality and easier to maintain.By the end of this chapter, you will understand how TypeScript provides additional features on top of JavaScript and makes writing large, complex applications easier and less prone to error.In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:
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