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Discussion on "Moving from JavaScript to TypeScript" | Hashnode

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Andrew Baisden

Full-Stack Engineer | AI-Augmented Developer | React • TypeScript • Node • Python | Cursor + Claude daily

Feb 10, 2022

Moving from JavaScript to TypeScript

Introduction I have been a JavaScript developer for many years and I did not really have much intention to go outside of my technical stack. There is a lot of safety in sticking with what you already know and trying to learn too many programming lang...

andrewbaisden.hashnode.dev8 min read

#javascript #typescript #web-development #beginners #reactjs

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Nima

Javascript Developer ( Server Side => Node.js & Expressjs )

May 29, 2022

Thanks, That Was Helpful! I Was Wondering about starting Ts After Js and Node(Express)

Andrew Baisden

Full-Stack Engineer | AI-Augmented Developer | React • TypeScript • Node • Python | Cursor + Claude daily

May 29, 2022

Glad I could be helpful.

John Ademoye

Frontend Developer (React & TS) | Technical Writer

Feb 12, 2022

I had a thought about the difference Typescript and JavaScript moments before reading this article. Thanks for filling me in, Andrew!

So does that mean TS is mainly used because of its error handling and safety???

Andrew Baisden

Full-Stack Engineer | AI-Augmented Developer | React • TypeScript • Node • Python | Cursor + Claude daily

Feb 12, 2022

Yes those are two of the main reasons for using it. But there is also better readability because the types are strict. And faster refactoring because TypeScript can alert you to errors quicker.