JSJ 368: TypeScript - Good or Bad

SponsorsTriplebyte offers a $1000 signing bonusSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditLinode offers $20 creditCacheFlyPanelJoe EamesAJ O’NealEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Joe Eames and AJ O’Neal talk about what TypeScript is, and their background and experiences with it. They discuss the different kinds of typed languages such as dynamic vs static, strong vs weak, implicit vs explicit casting and the reasons for selecting one type over the other. AJ shares his opinion on not preferring TypeScript in general, while Joe offers a counter perspective on liking it, and both give a number of reasons to support each argument. They talk about some final good and bad points about TypeScript and move on to picks.LinksTypeScriptCoffeeScriptFollow JavaScript Jabber on Devchat.tv, Facebook and Twitter.PicksJoe Eames:CypressWhat if your dev environment was a PWA? 🤯 | Eric SimonsAngular 8 IntergalacticStar Wars Tantive IV Lego setAJ O’Neal:Measure What Matters@root on npm@bluecrypt on npm  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/javascript-jabber--6102064/support.