Episode 173: Getting the Best out of TypeScript with Maina Wyclyffe
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Recording date: Feb 17, 2022

John Papa @John_Papa)

Ward Bell @WardBell)

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin)

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker)

Maina Wyclyffe @mwycliffe_dev)

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- AG Grid)

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Resources:

• Yes, Bradley Cooper does voice Rocket)
• AngularJS)
• Angular)
• TypeScript)
• Nairobi, Kenya)
• Basic types in TypeScript)
• Non-null assertion operator in Typescript)
• Union types in Typescript)
• Enums in Typescript)
• Kevin Chisholm)
• Creating types from types in TypeScript)
• Utility types in Typescript)
• Type Assertions in TypeScript - why not?)

Timejumps

• 01:03) Ward's haircut
• 02:06) Guest introduction
• 03:40) What made you want to use TypeScript?
• 05:51) How do you decide when to use TypeScript?
• 09:08) Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 10:07) How do you deal with null in TypeScript?
• 14:37) Are TypeScript enums are bad?
• 20:12) What are your pet peeves in TypeScript?
• 21:36) Sponsor: Nx
• 22:12) What's your second pest peeve?
• 27:25) Why would you create a type from another type?
• 35:52) Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions).