TypeScript 2.x By Example

Leverage the power of Typescript 2.0 using real-world examples About This Book • Begin with the fundamentals of TypeScript and learn how to write better JavaScript code • Build three amazing applications throughout the book • Leverage the power of tools such as Angular 2 and NativeScript to build for the web as well as for mobile Who This Book Is For Web developers who would like to learn how to use TypeScript to build amazing applications will benefit from this book. What You Will Learn • Design your first project in Visual Studio • Learn about the different data types in TypeScript • Create web applications in an object-oriented fashion using TypeScript • Build a Trello application using TypeScripts complex features. • Explore the tools available in a web application ecosystem to write unit test cases • Deploy web applications to cloud and assign resources to the application In Detail The TypeScript language compiler and open source development toolset brings JavaScript development up to the enterprise level. It allows you to use ES5 ES6 and ES7 JavaScript language features today including classes interfaces generics modules and more. Its simple typing syntax enables building large robust applications using object-oriented techniques and industry-standard design principles. This book aims at teaching you how to get up and running with TypeScript development in the most practical way possible. Taking you through two exciting projects built from scratch you will learn the basics of TypeScript before progressing to functions generics promises and callbacks. Then youll get to implement object-oriented programming as well as optimize your applications with effective memory management. Youll also learn to test and secure your applications before deploying them. Starting with a basic SPA built using Angular you will progress on to building maybe a Chat application or a cool application. Youll also learn how to use NativeScript to build a cool mobile application. Each of these applications with be explained in detail allowing you to grasp the concepts fast. By the end of this book you will have not only built two amazing projects but you will also have the skills necessary to take your development to the next level. Style and approach Example-based approach to get you quickly started with Typescript