Can someone explain TypeScript to me like I'm 5 years old?

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Kyle Shook⚡️

@elyktrix

Can someone explain TypeScript to me like I'm 5 years old?

00:03 AM - 07 May 2020

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Thomas Irizarry

@tommytomtj

@elyktrix If you say 'orange' TypeScript will ask if you mean the fruit or the color, JavaScript won't ask and you might end up drinking a glass of orange paint instead of orange juice.

02:51 AM - 07 May 2020

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ian h

@ianhunter

@elyktrix Typescript is this toy.

01:37 AM - 07 May 2020

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Tommy Rocket

@tomhockett

@elyktrix TypeScript is like your teacher who yells at you a lot and you're not quite sure why until you listen to what they're saying.

01:40 AM - 07 May 2020

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Tim Myers

@denvercoder

@elyktrix JavaScript is like “go play outside”. Typescript is like “you can’t play outside until you clean your room”.

03:48 AM - 07 May 2020

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Quarterstack developer

@ocramius

@elyktrix @Jan0707 Like driving a train, except that in JavaScript you are off-road, and in TypeScript you have rails.

10:21 AM - 07 May 2020

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Amilcar Calles

@amilcarcalles

@elyktrix I will say to my son: typescript is like when we study math together at home, I’m there to help you if you make some mistake (I’m TypeScript), JavaScript well, JavaScript is your final exam, you complete the writing, then you wait the result without knowing if something was wrong

02:20 AM - 07 May 2020

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How will you explain? But should be unique.

Top comments (2)

Atila Fassina • May 18 '20

To 5yo:

TypeScript tells JavaScript what it should take in order to get it needs.

To sleep well, you need to eat your dinner so you’re not hungry during the night
To get a Sum of two parameters, both of them need to be of type number

😉

I also have a recent post on how to get started easily: