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Is TypeScript a good first language?

hollow-sparrow-32

Curious how others approach TypeScript.

The community around TypeScript has changed a lot in the last few years.

Most advice I find online contradicts itself.

amber-lichen-17

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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slow-reed-91

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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slow-heron-4810 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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slow-finch-445 more

slow-heron-48 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Same experience here.

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slow-otter-891 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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rustling-yarrow-68

slow-otter-89 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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copper-heron-192 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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misty-wren-23

The cheap option was fine for years.

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gentle-pine-95

copper-heron-19 wrote:

That's fair.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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wry-fern-242 more

slow-heron-48 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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silver-pine-1

wry-fern-24 wrote:

slow-heron-48 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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dusky-yarrow-72

wry-fern-24 wrote:

slow-heron-48 wrote:

Second this.

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misty-beech-95

The cheap option was fine for years.

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