Programming with TypeScript

Overview

TypeScript is a superset of the JavaScript language that introduces Type Safety to the —language. This two-day practical programming course will introduce you to scalable, safe and maintainable JavaScript code that can be used with any modern framework including Angular2 and ReactJS

Prerequisites

It is essential you understand the face of contemporary web development to attend this course. We insist upon JavaScript experience equivalent to the skills covered in Web Fundamentals – JavaScript (QAJSFUND).

Please note: Before attending this class delegates must have a Microsoft account (signing up one is free). The instructions on how to set up a Microsoft account can be found here.

Outline

1. Introduction

• a. ES5, ES2015 and TypeScript
• b. Why use TypeScript?
• c. Installing TypeScript
• d. Developer Tools
• e. Compiling TypeScript to JavaScript

2. Static Types

• a. Instantiating statically typed variables
• b. Using Arrays, Tuples and Enums
• c. The Any, Void and never types
• d. Using type assertion

3. Classes

• a. Basic classes
• b. Creating inheritance
• c. Access modifers
• d. Static properties
• e. Abstract classes

4. Interfaces

• a. Using interfaces
• b. Optional properties
• c. Treatment of object literals
• d. Function, Index and Class types

5. Generics

• a. Introduction to Generics
• b. Generic Functions
• c. Generic Interfaces
• d. Generic Classes
• e. Constraining Generics

6. Modules

• a. Nomenclature
• b. What are modules?
• c. Exporting
• d. Importing
• e. Compilation

7. Namespaces

• a. Namespaces
• b. Dealing with multiple files
• c. Using Aliases

8, Decorators

• Decorators in Typescript

9, Hackathon

• Learners to follow instructions to build their own Bootcamp app