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Pranjal Verma
Pranjal Verma

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Should I learn Typescript?

Hi guys, again I have some confusion and all sum up is that:

Should I learn typescript for development or invest my time learning JS Libraries?

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Basti Ortiz •

From my experience, you don't really learn TypeScript; you grow with it. As you continue to master the fundamentals of JavaScript, you will eventually have a natural tendency to annotate your code with types (for the sake of compile-time safety). At the end of the day, that's just what TypeScript is: a bunch of type annotations for JavaScript.

You don't really "learn" TypeScript; you learn how to statically type-check your JavaScript code.

Case in point, I wouldn't regard TypeScript as an entirely different language to JavaScript. That's why your question is a false dichotomy. You can "learn" TypeScript while using JavaScript libraries. They're just two sides of the same coin, to be honest.

TL;DR: You can definitely learn both at the same time! 😁

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Pranjal Verma •

Thanks for you advice ;)

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Islam Elgohary •

here is an article that I wrote about my experience learning Typescript

the transition can be as fast as you want it.

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Pranjal Verma •

Yep..!! I will check it out

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