Episode 183: What Type of Safety Can You Get with TypeScript?
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Recording date: April 21, 2022

John Papa @John_Papa)

Ward Bell @WardBell)

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin)

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker)

Maarten Tibau @maartentibau)

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- AG Grid)

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- Narwhal)

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Resources:

• TypeScript)
• Type Safety)
• Type-Safe TypeScript)
• TypeScript support in VS Code)
• TypeScript: The Good, The Bad, and the Type-Safe)
• Achieving Type Safety with TypeScript)
• Tim Deschryver on Twitter) / blog)
• Why Ernest Hemingway scissors are so expensive)
• TypeScript "Everyday Types")
• TypeScript config file Tsconfig)
• Ravioli Code in TypeScript)
• Types vs Interfaces in TypeScript)
• Wurkin Stiffs - magnetic collar stays)
• Time Zone Converter)

Timejumps

• 02:29) Guest introduction
• 03:58) What is Type Safety?
• 06:21) What is the value of TypeScript?
• 08:53) Sponsor: Narwhal
• 09:31) Does the presence of Types alone make you safe?
• 16:54) What are the benefits?
• 21:55) Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 22:55) How do you make projects more Type Safe?
• 29:22) What's the softer way of not throwing an error?
• 33:15) What's your preference - Types or Interfaces?
• 36:05) Final thoughts

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