E10 ICS 314 Learning Typescript
I first learned JavaScript in high school, but I didn’t get that far. I just went to freeCodeCamp, did the basics, and didn’t do anything with it. Knowing JavaScript definitely made it easier for me to learn TypeScript. I’m more familiar with writing code in Java and C, and I find the concepts to be the same and easy to understand, but the part that trips me up the most is the syntax.
After working with TypeScript for a few weeks, I think I prefer it over JavaScript. When writing multiple classes and different scope variables, it is easier for me to find what type the variable is.
Practice, in my opinion, is the best way to learn, so I find the weekly practice quizzes really helpful. By doing each quiz weekly, I’m able to see where my understanding of something is weak. To me, it is also kind of like a benchmark for what we should have already known and be able to do each week. During the quizzes is also when I realize how slow I am at implementing every requirement and writing the code, but I don’t find it stressful at all.