Originally published November 2018. Updated November 2022. This article describes the features and functionality of TypeScript 4.8. While TypeScript is very simple to understand when performing basic tasks, having a deeper understanding of how its type system works is critical to unlocking advanced language functionality.
Originally published November 2018. Updated November 2022. This article describes the features and functionality of TypeScript 4.8. While TypeScript is very simple to understand when performing basic tasks, having a deeper understanding of how its type system works is critical to unlocking advanced language functionality.
Originally published October 2018. Updated November 2022. This article describes the features and functionality of TypeScript 4.8. One of the most interesting languages for large-scale application development is Microsoft’s TypeScript. TypeScript is unique in that it is a superset of JavaScript, but with optional types, interfaces, generics, and more.
This cheat sheet is an adjunct to our Definitive TypeScript Guide. Originally published November 2018. Updated November 2022 for TypeScript 4.8.
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At some point when you build applications with a wide user base, you find that you need to support various combinations of languages and locales.
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How often have you wanted to yell at your computer or phone? What if your device could save that tirade as a text in an email or note you could review in the future, a memento of your favorite outbursts? Or, maybe you want to provide your users a more hands-free experience, with alerts that
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Intro Web bundles are an exciting part of the web packaging specification. They provide you the ability to package up your entire website into a single bundle and share it with others.
