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Pro TypeScript: Application-Scale JavaScript Development
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Pro TypeScript: Application-Scale JavaScript Development

by Steve Fenton
November 2017
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
304 pages
8h 42m
English
Apress
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© Steve Fenton 2018
Steve FentonPro TypeScripthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3249-1_1

1. TypeScript Language Features

Steve Fenton
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Basingstoke, UK
 
What if we could strengthen JavaScript with the things that are missing for large scale application development, like static typing, classes [and] modules... that’s what TypeScript is about.
—Anders Hejlsberg
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript. That means that the TypeScript language includes the entire JavaScript language plus a collection of useful additional features. This contrasts with the various subsets of JavaScript and the various linting tools that seek to reduce the available features to create a smaller language with fewer surprises. This chapter will introduce you to the extra ...
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