038 jsAir - Typed JavaScript with TypeScript and Flow with Jeff Morrison and Anders Hejlsberg
Typed JavaScript with TypeScript and Flow with
Jeff Morrison and
Anders Hejlsberg
Description:
Adding typings to JavaScript is becoming more and more popular. We're going to chat with the creators of TypeScript and Flow to discuss the why and how behind typed JavaScript.
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Links, Picks, and Tips:
Jeff Morrison
@lbljeffmo
Links
Tips
- Have a "just get it working" mentality. Then clean it up after
Picks
Anders Hejlsberg
@ahejlsberg
Tips
- Follow your passion. Go Play. Write some new code. That’s how you do your best work. Try to enjoy what you’re doing.
- There are lots of people coming to JS now. Lots of OOP programmings flowing into the ecosystem. JS can be a great FP language though. There’s a lot you can learn from studying FP in JS.
Kent C. Dodds
@kentcdodds
Tips
- No matter how well you know something, keep your mind open to learn even more about it.
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Dan Abramov
@dan_abramov
Picks
Brian Lonsdorf
@drboolean
Tips
- Functions should be input to output. Type systems help a lot more when you compose this way.
- Stay away from Object|Any :)
Picks
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