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TypeScript Foundations: The Big Picture
This course is a technical introduction and overview of TypeScript, a language that is both built on top of JavaScript and improves the experience of writing it, leading to less runtime errors and code that’s easier to follow.
What you'll learn
Are you a developer or leader interested in adopting TypeScript into your development stack? In this course, TypeScript Foundations: The Big Picture, you'll learn about TypeScript and reasons you may want to adopt it in your tech stack. First, you'll learn some of the main benefits of using TypeScript. Next, you'll see some examples of the main features of TypeScript, and compare those with a plain JavaScript approach. Finally, you'll learn how TypeScript can be integrated in frontend and backend frameworks. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge needed to get started writing TypeScript, evaluate it against other technologies, or work with people and projects using it.
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About the author
Jon is an author, developer, and Pluralsight team member via codeschool.com. Lately, he's been working on content and products that help authors create content efficiently. Prior to that, he worked for several years on interactive learning at Code School, and later helped bring that to Pluralsight as Interactive Content.