TypeScript: Modern JavaScript Development

TypeScript language features

Now that you have learned about the purpose of TypeScript, it's time to get our hands dirty and start writing some code.

Before you can start learning how to use some of the basic TypeScript building blocks, you will need to set up your development environment. The easiest and fastest way to start writing some TypeScript code is to use the online editor available on the official TypeScript website at http://www.typescriptlang.org/Playground, as you can see in the following screenshot:

In the preceding screenshot, you will be able to use the text editor on the left-hand side to write your TypeScript code. The code is automatically ...