Introduction to TypeScript

Introduction to TypeScript

11mins
5 lessons
Beginner
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It's no longer news that AdonisJs v5 is being written from ground up in TypeScript, and with its release around the corner, now is the best time to start learning TypeScript. TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript with some additional exciting features. In this course, you'll get learn the basics of TypeScript and everything you need to know in order to get started with TypeScript.

This course requires the following:

  • Node.js and NPM installed on your computer
  • Basic knowledge of JavaScript

Introduction

We start off the course by looking at what TypeScript is.

In this lesson we cover how to get started with TypeScript by installing the TypeScript compiler.

In this lesson, we look at how to write and compile our first TypeScript.

Haven written and complied our first TypeScript file, in this lesson, we explore some of the additional options that can be passed to the TypeScript compiler.

Instead of having to pass configuration options directly to the TypeScript compiler, in this lesson, we look at a dedicated file for doing just that.

*Course still in development. Do check back often for updates.

Chimezie Enyinnaya

Hi, I'm Chimezie Enyinnaya, your teacher.

I’m a self-taught software developer based in Lagos, Nigeria, with over 8 years of experience. In the last couple of years, I've been doing more teaching because I enjoy sharing my knowledge so that others can benefit from it. Come along as I teach you all I know about AdonisJS, Node.js, and JavaScript at large!