Understanding TypeScript - Fixing the Billion Dollar Mistake and Other Concepts

Join a comprehensive conference talk where Josh Goldberg, author of O'Reilly's Learning TypeScript book, provides a foundational understanding of TypeScript's type system and essential language features. Explore core concepts from the ground up, starting with basic types and progressing through advanced type system features. Learn why TypeScript works the way it does, discover how modern type systems have evolved to include union types, and understand the solution to the infamous "billion dollar mistake." Gain practical insights into tooling integrations necessary for TypeScript development, following a carefully structured approach based on the battle-tested Learning TypeScript book curriculum. Benefit from Goldberg's expertise as an independent open source developer, Microsoft MVP, and active contributor to the TypeScript ecosystem, particularly his work on typescript-eslint that enables ESLint and Prettier compatibility with TypeScript code.