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Shamaz saeed
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Why Should We Use TypeScript

  • Typescript makes code easier to read and understand
  • Typescript has ability to add static types to Javascript code
  • Typescript is open source
  • Typescript simplifies Javascript code
  • Typescript is Javascript with additinal features
  • Typescript support ES5 and ES6
  • Typescript do Compile-Time checking
  • Typescript helper classes are available to reduces code
  • Typescript code is more readable as compared to Javascript
  • Typescript provide compiler that convert Javascript code to TS
  • Typescript reduces bugs like null handling,undefined etc
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    John Peters

    Many Javascript people hate Typescript. Yet is is so similar to C# that solutions using Asp.Net Core for Backend essentially have an isomorphic development environment.

    Yes, Typescript is an excellent tool especially for Intellisense. This gives instant API discoverability. It's everything Javascript plus a lot more.

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    sanderdebr

    How is TypeScript code more readable than plain JS? I think it makes your code more bloated and puts less focus on the actual logic, more on just type checking. However I've not done so much in TypeScrip yet!

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    Tomas Rimkus • Edited

    It helps you structure your code better by giving you better tools. OOP, SOLID, many language features vanilla JS is missing like decorators, optional chaining, nullish coalescing and many other features. IntelliSense/auto-completion makes you more productive and helps you avoid typos.

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    Jon Randy 🎖️

    Optional chaining and nullish coalescing are built into JS

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    Tomas Rimkus

    ...but not supported by all browsers.

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    Pacharapol Withayasakpunt
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    Pacharapol Withayasakpunt • Edited

    TypeScript is both helpful and fake.

    It doesn't provide run type checking. And sometimes typings are wrong!

    Most famously, Array[n+1] and Record<string, any>['non-key'].

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    Austin French

    Yes, I prefer Typescript, by thousands of times. But, I have also seen weird bug produced a couple times because TS can't really predict everything someone might do with objects.

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    Shamaz saeed

    Not agree with this

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    Jon Randy 🎖️

    TypeScript is a crutch for developers who can't stomach dynamically typed languages and the advantages they bring

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    Tomas Rimkus

    More like disadvantages and security issues they bring.

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    Shamaz saeed

    hahaha yes, you're right.

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    Rishit Khandelwal

    We can compile code from X syntax to Y syntax or readable to unreadable code

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    Shamaz saeed

    hahahhah

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    Vu

    Typescript is OOP
    Typescript is FP

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