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Juha Hinkula
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Juha Hinkula

Juha Hinkula is a software development lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Finland. He received an MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki and he has over 17 years of industry experience in software development. Over the past few years, he has focused on modern full stack development. He is also a passionate mobile developer with Android-native technology, and also uses React Native.
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Understanding TypeScript

TypeScript (https://www.typescriptlang.org/) is a strongly typed superset of JavaScript, developed by Microsoft. TypeScript adoption has grown a lot in recent years and it is widely used in the industry. It has an active development community and is supported by most popular libraries. In the JetBrains 2022 Developer Ecosystem report, TypeScript was named the fastest-growing programming language (https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/).

TypeScript offers several advantages compared to JavaScript, mostly due to strong typing:

  • TypeScript allows you to define types for variables, functions, and classes. This allows you to catch errors early in the development process.
  • TypeScript improves the scalability of your app, as well as making your code easier to maintain.
  • TypeScript improves code readability and makes your code more self-documenting.

Compared to JavaScript, the TypeScript learning curve can be steeper if you...

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Juha Hinkula

Juha Hinkula is a software development lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Finland. He received an MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki and he has over 17 years of industry experience in software development. Over the past few years, he has focused on modern full stack development. He is also a passionate mobile developer with Android-native technology, and also uses React Native.
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