In this first chapter, we start by looking back in time in order to explain how the JavaScript language has evolved since its creation. This will help us to better understand why/where TypeScript comes into the picture.
We begin by illustrating the problems of vanilla JavaScript. Then, we will turn our attention to TypeScript.
This chapter also states how TypeScript can improve code quality and a developer's life, and help larger teams, by making it possible to create solid and easier-to-maintain code bases.
After that, we review some of the tools that you will need to work on the projects provided in the book and cover how to install each of them. This includes the code editor, the JavaScript runtime, the package ...
