038 jsAir - Typed JavaScript with TypeScript and Flow with Jeff Morrison and Anders Hejlsberg

Typed JavaScript with TypeScript and Flow with Jeff Morrison and Anders Hejlsberg Description: Adding typings to JavaScript is becoming more and more popular. We're going to chat with the creators of TypeScript and Flow to discuss the why and how behind typed JavaScript. Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end trainingTrackJS - JavaScript Error MonitoringWebStorm - Smart JavaScript IDETrading Technologies - Building For What's NextReact.js Program - Master the React.js EcosystemSentry - Cross-platform crash-reporting Links, Picks, and Tips: Jeff Morrison @lbljeffmo LinksA good introduction to variance: Covariance and Contravariance by Mike Ash TipsHave a "just get it working" mentality. Then clean it up after PicksOCamlReasonReal World OCaml Anders Hejlsberg @ahejlsberg TipsFollow your passion. Go Play. Write some new code. That’s how you do your best work. Try to enjoy what you’re doing.There are lots of people coming to JS now. Lots of OOP programmings flowing into the ecosystem. JS can be a great FP language though. There’s a lot you can learn from studying FP in JS. Kent C. Dodds @kentcdodds TipsNo matter how well you know something, keep your mind open to learn even more about it. PicksReact Rally 2016 Notes WikiReact events in depth live tomorrow!husky (used to use ghooks) Dan Abramov @dan_abramov PicksJest 15.0: New Defaults for JestGrokking Algorithms Brian Lonsdorf @drboolean TipsFunctions should be input to output. Type systems help a lot more when you compose this way.Stay away from Object|Any :) PicksJon Sterling - LambdaConf 2015 - Type Theory and its Meaning ExplanationsChris Taylor - Algebra of Algebraic Data Types About JavaScript Air: JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to jsair.io/suggest to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to jsair.io/feedback to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to subscribe to our email newsletter at jsair.io/email and follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.