Chapter 1. Introducing TypeScript
This book focuses on TypeScript's object-oriented nature and how it can help you to write better code. Before diving into the object-oriented programing features of TypeScript, this chapter will give you an overview of the history behind TypeScript and introduce you to some of the basics.
In this chapter, you will learn about the following concepts:
- The TypeScript architecture
- Type annotations
- Variables and primitive data types
- Operators
- Flow control statements
- Functions
- Classes
- Interfaces
- Modules
The TypeScript architecture
In this section, we will focus on the TypeScript's internal architecture and its original design goals.
Design goals
In the following points, you will find the main design goals and architectural decisions ...
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