Ask any senior engineer what they wish they'd learned earlier, and this comes up every time.
JavaScript: runtime error at 3 AM, wakes up the on-call
TypeScript: compile error at 3 PM, fixed before commit
TypeScript catches entire categories of bugs at compile time: null references, property typos, wrong function arguments, missing return values. It's like having a code reviewer that works at the speed of keystrokes.
Ship it
TypeScript project with strict mode, utility types, and generics
Rex — TypeScript: The Language That Catches Bugs Before Users Do
Ask any senior engineer what they wish they'd learned earlier, and this comes up every time.
JavaScript: runtime error at 3 AM, wakes up the on-call
TypeScript: compile error at 3 PM, fixed before commit
TypeScript catches entire categories of bugs at compile time: null references, property typos, wrong function arguments, missing return values. It's like having a code reviewer that works at the speed of keystrokes.
Ship it
TypeScript project with strict mode, utility types, and generics