Learn Typescript

About this course

This course introduces you to the essential building blocks of TypeScript through a hands-on approach. You'll explore the fundamentals of TypeScript, learn to leverage TypeScript in React, and explore TypeScript in Express, plus build a TypeScript-based project. TypeScript catches errors before your code even runs. That means fewer bugs, smoother projects, and less rage-quitting! Plus, its type system makes refactoring and collaborating a breeze. In the first module, Getting Started with TypeScript, you'll cover: - Basic, literal & custom types - Arrays, objects & optional properties - Union types Module Two, Applying Advanced TypeScript concepts, introduces you to: - Narrowing, return types, and utility types - Function calls Module Three, TypeScript in React, will acquaint you with: - Initialising a React + TypeScript project - Typing useState, props & components - Working with JSX that may return null Finally, in the TypeScript in Express module, you'll get to grips with: - Setting up a TS-powered Express server - Typed requests, responses & data - Handling CORS, 404s, IDs & query params - Automating server restarts with confidence Ready to make your code safer? Let's go!