Learning TypeScript

By Remo H. Jansen

About This BookLearn how to develop modular, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable web applications by taking advantage of TypeScriptCreate object-oriented JavaScript that adheres to the solid principles efficientlyA comprehensive guide that explains the fundamentals of TypeScript with the help of practical examplesWho This Book Is ForIf you are a JavaScript developer aiming to learn TypeScript to build beautiful web applications, then this book is for you. No prior knowledge of TypeScript is required.What You Will LearnLearn the key TypeScript language features and language runtimeDevelop modular, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable web applicationsCreate object-oriented code that adheres to SOLID principlesSave time by using automation tools like Gulp and KarmaDevelop robust applications by testing with Mocha, Chai and SinonJSPut your TypeScript skills into practice by developing a single-page web application framework from scratchUse the JavaScript of tomorrow (ES6 and ES7) today with TypeScriptIn DetailTypeScript is an open source and cross-platform typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript and runs in any browser or host. It allows developers to use future versions of JavaScript (ECMAScript 6 and 7) today. TypeScript adds optional static types, classes, and modules to JavaScript, to enable the great tooling and better structuring of large JavaScript applications.This book is a step-by-step guide that will get you started with TypeScript with the help of practical examples. It starts off by looking at the basics of TypeScript. Next, automation tools like Gulp are explained, followed by a detailed description of functions, generics, callbacks and promises. After this, object-oriented features and the memory management functionality of TypeScript are explained. By the end of this book, you will have learned to implement all these concepts and build a single-page application from scratch.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783985542
• ISBN13: 9781783985548
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.3"