Episode 372: JSJ 368: TypeScript - Good or Bad
JavaScript Jabber
English - June 11, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 241 ratingsHow To Education News Tech News javascript programming browser internet web programmer developer framework front end node Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Episode Summary
In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Joe Eames and AJ O’Neal talk about what TypeScript is, and their background and experiences with it. They discuss the different kinds of typed languages such as dynamic vs static, strong vs weak, implicit vs explicit casting and the reasons for selecting one type over the other. AJ shares his opinion on not preferring TypeScript in general, while Joe offers a counter perspective on liking it, and both give a number of reasons to support each argument. They talk about some final good and bad points about TypeScript and move on to picks.
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Joe Eames:
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AJ O’Neal:
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