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Our new book on TypeScript, how it works, and how you can make it work for you. With code walkthroughs, hands-on examples and common gotchas.
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Dear Friends,

Meet our new book, “TypeScript in 50 Lessons”, a deep-dive into what TypeScript is, how it works, and how you can make it work for you. With code walkthroughs, hands-on examples and common gotchas. Everything TypeScript, from start to finish. 452 pages. Jump to the details →

A blue cover with a syntax-highlighting theme.

$29 $39

Jump to the details → Only 250 copies at this price. Print shipping in Nov 2020.

About The Book

You might have heard about TypeScript, but you might not know why it’s useful, and how to make it work for you. The book fixes just that, with 50 short, approachable lessons. It’s a simple, structured guide to TypeScript that helps you make sense of it all, step-by-step. Jump to the details →

For front-end developers who know enough JavaScript to be dangerous, or already dipped their toes into TypeScript and now want to dive deeper. Check the PDF preview. (3MB). Written by Stefan Baumgartner. 452 pages.

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Everything TypeScript, from start to finish. A preview of the inner layout, with light blue and grey in use.
Meet the approachable, human guide to TypeScript in 50 lessons, from start to finish. Written by Stefan Baumgartner.

You’ll learn:

  • TypeScript concepts, and how to make sense of them.
  • TypeScript tooling, needed to use it effectively.
  • How to get most out of TypeScript in good time.
  • Structural type systems and their semantics.
  • Low-maintenance types and how to evolve them.
  • How to bend the type system to make it fit your needs.
  • TypeScript culture and how the language is evolving.
  • Check the PDF preview (3MB)

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