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F. ZammettiModern Full-Stack Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8811-5_5

5. Building a Strong Foundation: TypeScript

Frank Zammetti1  
(1)
Pottstown, PA, USA
 

In the previous four chapters, where we looked at Node and React, in both of those, you saw code written in JavaScript. That makes total sense given that Node uses Google’s V8 JavaScript engine to execute code, and React is (most usually at least) used to create browser-based applications, and browsers speak JavaScript (along with HTML and CSS of course).

But there is, at least arguably, a better option, one that overcomes many of the perceived shortcomings of JavaScript and makes for more robust ...

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