TypeScript: Notes

[justinbmeyer]

fix problem with unused imports

• [x] Complete

The IDE section lets people know about tsconfig.json.

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "target": "es5",
        "module": "commonjs",
        "sourceMap": true,
        "removeComments": true
    }
}

Some of the tests are a bit sloppy and will break with this.

explain modules

We need a modules training.

[justinbmeyer]

Types

• [x] my3rdPartyData = 'five; missing a '
• [ ] more detail around never and void

[justinbmeyer]

Functions

• [ ] Move this and => into classes
• [ ] bonusMaker - show how it can be called (the spec?)
• [ ] Replace this example with something a bit easier ... not sure what

[justinbmeyer]

Classes

• [x] class class
• [x] exercise 2: edit specialist.ts
• [x] method that returns instead of console.logs
• [ ] "classes are special functions"? (@nils)
  • more accurate to describe constructors as special functions
  • opportunity to explain classes using the relationship between classes & types, ie. that classes are a template to generate an implementation of a type

[nlundquist]

Why Typescript

• [ ] touch 0-why-hello-world.ts assumes we're working on a *nix OS