Migrating JavaScript to TypeScript: Strategies and Challenges

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their respective processes for converting JavaScript to TypeScript in their projects, why you might want to, and tooling for moving to TypeScript.

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Show Notes

• 00:10 Welcome
• 00:36 Sponsor: Sentry
• 02:23 Electrical updates
• 08:16 Moving to TypeScript
• 09:34 What are you doing with GraphQL?
• GraphQL Codegen
• 11:35 Why move to TypeScript?
• 12:00 Refactoring is easier
• 14:58 Better DX
• 18:42 Adding a tsconfig.json file
• 22:43 Figure out your tooling
• 23:50 Type Checker
• 25:13 MongoDB to TypScript Generator
• 26:44 Eslint-Typescript
• 28:03 Deprank
• Deprank
• 29:18 Refactor and rename to .ts
• 32:40 Typing your code
• 43:04 Utilities and unions
• 46:11 Where do you put your types?
• 49:29 Typing Dependencies
• Definitely Typed
• Raycast Search npm
• 54:26 Global types
• 01:08 Now what?
• 03:58 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: Elegrp USB C Walloutlet
• Wes: Barrina Shop Lights

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