In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their respective processes for converting JavaScript to TypeScript in their projects, why you might want to, and tooling for moving to TypeScript.

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Show Notes

00:10 Welcome
00:36 Sponsor: Sentry
02:23 Electrical updates
08:16 Moving to TypeScript
09:34 What are you doing with GraphQL?
GraphQL Codegen
11:35 Why move to TypeScript?
12:00 Refactoring is easier
14:58 Better DX
18:42 Adding a tsconfig.json file
22:43 Figure out your tooling
23:50 Type Checker
25:13 MongoDB to TypScript Generator
26:44 Eslint-Typescript
28:03 Deprank
Deprank
29:18 Refactor and rename to .ts
32:40 Typing your code
43:04 Utilities and unions
46:11 Where do you put your types?
49:29 Typing Dependencies
Definitely Typed
Raycast Search npm
54:26 Global types
01:08 Now what?
03:58 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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