WFHConf - Move to TypeScript at your own Pace

In this talk we'll cover how you can benefit from TypeScript and how you can move your project, step by step, at your own pace.

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1. How to move your
   project to TypeScript
   WFHConf 2020
   Dominik Kundel
   d-k.im/ts-wfhconf
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2. Dominik Kundel | @dkundel | #workfromhomeconf|
   console.log(`
   Hi! I’m Dominik Kundel
   `);
   dkundel.com
   @dkundel
   dkundel@twilio.com
   github/dkundel
   Developer Evangelist
   !&& JavaScript Hacker
   

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3. What is TypeScript?
   ▶ Superset of JavaScript
   ▶ Introduces static types to the
   language
   ▶ Provides a compiler & language
   service
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4. Why TypeScript
   ▶ Safer code
   ▶ Better user/developer experience
   ▶ Faster/easier refactoring
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5. Example Webpack
   ▶ Webpack is written in JS and uses
   TypeScript
   ▶ github.com/webpack/webpack/
   pull/6862
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6. Dominik Kundel | @dkundel | #workfromhomeconf |
   How to leverage TypeScript
   the way YOU want to!
   

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7. Dominik Kundel | @dkundel | #workfromhomeconf |
   How to leverage TypeScript
   the way YOU want to!
   At your own pace!
   

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8. Let's do it live!
   github.com/dkundel/ts-move-demo/pull/1
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9. Step by Step Blog Post
   twilio.com/blog/move-to-typescript
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10. console.log(`
    Thank You!
    `);
    dkundel.com
    @dkundel
    dkundel@twilio.com
    github/dkundel
    d-k.im/ts-wfhconf
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