TypeScript Basics

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• 44 lessons • 4 hours •

v4.x

Take advantage of static types and supercharge your JavaScript development.

What you'll learn

Boost your productivity. Dive into the TypeScript language through this comprehensive introduction, and realise the many benefits of adopting static types. We'll explore common practices, ES6/7, the compiler, classes, functions and all the necessary types you need.

Requirements

JavaScript basic knowledge
Desire to write scalable JavaScript
OOP is a bonus

Course contents

Setup and source files

2 lessons

Setup instructions

Readme
Source files

Readme

Introduction

5 lessons

What, and why TypeScript?

07:31
TypeScript vs JavaScript

06:07
Installing the TypeScript compiler

05:03
TypeScript compiler (tsc) and tsconfig

08:10
Setting up Webpack for TypeScript

10:40

ES6/7 and TypeScript

6 lessons

Arrow functions and implicit returns

04:41
Default Function parameters

02:05
Object literal improvements

06:08
Rest Parameters

06:54
Array Spread Operator

02:19
Destructuring Arrays and Objects

06:40

Primitive Types

3 lessons

Number Types, arguments and functions

11:20
String Type, String Literals

05:17
Boolean Type

04:09

TypeScript Types

12 lessons

The “Any” Type

03:27
Implicit vs Explicit Types

03:37
Void Type

03:31
Never Type

01:52
Null, Undefined, Strict Null checks

05:15
Union and Literal Types

04:04
Function Types

06:19
Functions and Optional Arguments

02:28
Typed Functions and Default Params

02:27
Object Types

03:37
Array Types and Generics

04:05
Tuple Types for Arrays

04:27

Type Aliases and Assertions

2 lessons

Type Aliases

05:53
Type Assertions

07:29

Diving into Interfaces

5 lessons

Creating Interfaces

06:04
Interfaces with Function Types

03:15
Extending Interfaces

02:33
Interfaces and Optional Properties

02:00
Interfaces with Index Signatures

03:46

Classes, Properties and Inheritance

9 lessons

Understanding Classes and Constructors

09:16
Public and Private Members

04:59
Readonly Members

02:38
Setters and Getters (Accessors)

06:09
Classes and Inheritance

04:16
Abstract Classes

01:42
Protected Members and Inheritance

03:37
Interface contracts with “implements”

05:38
Static Properties and Methods

04:57

What, and why TypeScript? • 07:32

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