Brief overview of TypeScript - Ljubljana JavaScript Users Group
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The document provides an overview of TypeScript, a programming language developed by Microsoft that compiles to JavaScript and includes features like class-based object-oriented programming and optional static typing. It highlights TypeScript's syntax, history, and resources for further learning, emphasizing its familiarity to developers with backgrounds in C#, Java, and CoffeeScript. Additionally, it includes links to download TypeScript and access a repository for type definitions.
Brief overview of TypeScript - Ljubljana JavaScript Users Group
- 2. Meet Me • C#, SQL • Web and Mobile • Security & white hacks • Computer history • Scrum, daily work at pixi* labs • Startup wanna be (Moje Kartice) Twitter @papsl
- 3. Why • „JavaScript is x86 of the web“ • JS not only on client, also on large server/backend projects • Syntax can be complex, can we make it easier?
- 4. What is TypeScript? • TypeScript is compiled to JavaScript • JS is a valid TypeScript (superset) • Build in compliance with ECMAScript 6 • It brings: • Class based Objet Oriented Programing (inheritance, IoC / DI, …) • Is just a syntactic sugar • Header (definition) files for existing JavaScript libs. • Optional static typing
- 5. Brief history of TypeScript • Developed by Microsoft • Released in December 2012 under Apache 2 License (currently 0.9.0 preview) • Source at codeplex.com • Anders Hejlsberg • Pascal compiler (DOS and CP/M) • Borland • Turbo Pascal & Delphi • Microsoft • C#
- 7. Classes
- 8. Interfaces
- 9. Modules
- 10. Time for Coffe? TypeScript • Individual can chose • Sugar is optional • Syntax familiar to C#, Java CoffeScript • All team „must“ switch • Syntax familiar to Ruby, Phyton, Haskell • Older, mature, very popular
- 11. Type, Coffee or
- 12. vanilla?
- 13. QA THANK YOU! Meetups are cool! Twitter: @papsl
- 14. I want more • TypeScript Download (or install it via node npm) • http://www.typescriptlang.org/#Download • The repository for high quality TypeScript type definition (node, jQuery, knockout, • https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped • Source Code • http://typescript.codeplex.com/ • JavaScript Patterns • WebEssentials 2012 (VS addin)
- 15. Resources • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/typescript/ • http://www.typescriptlang.org/Tutorial/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TypeScript • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Hejlsberg