TypeScript: A Broader Look - High-Level Overview and Introduction

Gain a comprehensive overview of TypeScript in this 42-minute video tutorial. Learn about the relationship between JavaScript and TypeScript, explore the challenges in JavaScript, and discover the benefits of TypeScript including static typing, organized code, and excellent tooling support. Follow along to write your first "Hello World" program in TypeScript, compile TypeScript to JavaScript, and set up the necessary development tools. Dive into TypeScript project configuration, type inference, explicit typing, class definitions, and module usage. Conclude with guidance on further learning resources to continue your TypeScript journey.

Introduction-Typescript Broader Look
Prerequisites
Relation between Javascript and TypeScript
Challenges in JavaScript
Benefits of TypeScript: Defining Static Types
Benefits of TypeScript: Organised Codes
Benefits of TypeScript: Excellent Tooling Support
Writing Hello World in TypeScript
Writing code in TypeScript and Compiling to JavaScript
Tools required for Development in TypeScript: Node.jsnpm, IDEVisual Studio Code
TypeScript Project Configurationtsconfig.json file
Type Inference and Defining Explicit Types
Defining TypeScript Classes
Using Modules in TypeScriptexport & import
What’s next? How to learn TypeScript?