Introduction to TypeScript
Summary
In the ever-changing software development landscape, TypeScript has emerged as a valuable language for building reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications. TS240 will provide a solid foundation in TypeScript, equipping you with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively leverage this strongly-typed superset of JavaScript.
Phase
Front-end Development
Prerequisites
| Course No. | Name |
|---|---|
| JS239 |
Assessment: DOM & Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript
|
| OR | |
| JS239d |
Assessment: DOM and Asynchronous Programming with JavaScript
|
Detailed Syllabus
🎯 What You'll Learn:
- The benefits, tradeoffs, and fundamental features of the TypeScript language
- How to represent primitive, complex, generic, and dynamic data types
- The mental models behind TypeScript's type system, including soundness, structural typing, and narrowing
- How to add type safety to a variety of common JavaScript development patterns
- How to develop scalable and maintainable applications using TypeScript best practices