Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Why Should We Use TypeScript

#typescript #react #javascript #webdev

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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Top comments (15)

JWP • Dec 11 '20

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.

sanderdebr • Dec 11 '20

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!

Tomas Rimkus • Dec 11 '20 • 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.

Jon Randy 🎖️ • Dec 11 '20

Optional chaining and nullish coalescing are built into JS

Tomas Rimkus • Dec 11 '20

...but not supported by all browsers.

Pacharapol Withayasakpunt • Dec 11 '20

Dear vanilla JavaScript users, which version do you use? Transpiler?

Pacharapol Withayasakpunt ・ Dec 11 '20 ・ 1 min read

#javascript #node #discuss #webdev

Jon Randy 🎖️ • Dec 11 '20

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

Tomas Rimkus • Dec 11 '20

More like disadvantages and security issues they bring.

Shamaz saeed • Dec 11 '20

hahaha yes, you're right.

Pacharapol Withayasakpunt • Dec 11 '20 • 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'].

Austin French • Dec 11 '20

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.