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Do you know when to use TypeScript (vs JavaScript and CoffeeScript)?

Last updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] about 2 months ago.See history

TypeScript is the new flagship language from Microsoft that compiles into JavasScript.

  • Use JavaScript if you’re writing page specific script
  • Use jQuery to improve cross-browser support
  • Use TypeScript if you’re writing re-usable client side library

Don't use CoffeeScript (language is too different from JavaSript)

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Figure: Good - TypeScript is very similar to JavaScript so it’s easy to learn, and also helps developers learn proper JavaScript coding practices

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Figure: Bad – CoffeeScript syntax is very different from JavaScript so it takes longer to learn

Eric Phan
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