I used to think TypeScript was just extra stress. 😪😪 I was comfortable with JavaScript. Everything worked locally, so I assumed it was fine, until I deployed a small project and clicked a page that crashed in production. That was the first time I saw the error. Too late.😭😭😭 On another project I’m building with TypeScript, deployment won’t even go through if there are issues. It forces me to fix problems early, before any user ever sees them.🙂 Now I see it this way: TypeScript saves me from embarrassment. It acts like a watchman, stopping mistakes at the gate before users can see them. TypeScript doesn’t make your app perfect, it just helps you catch mistakes sooner, when they’re easier to fix.✅ #TypeScript #JavaScript #FrontendDevelopment #WebDevelopment #LearningInPublic #NextJs
Learning TypeScript really changed how I think about shipping code. Catching errors early > fixing them in production every time.
If you’ve ever had a feature work locally but crash in production, you’ll understand why TypeScript feels like a safety net. What’s your experience been like?
Chibuikem Victor Ugwu Thanks for the repost
Exactly, I made a lovable stack setup for easy ownership of code using lovable AI builder. The first day I deployed my React vite + Typescript. Vercel keep pointing errors that JavaScript ignore.😑😂 I then, understand that before a you go to live you must clear the error path... And this error could be just things you don't expect to be error... unused state, indicate type at import, Unused package Etc. It's nice working with Typescript.💙
That was the first time i used ts . 😂Like bro js was do fine until i deployed to vercel… the amount of errors and bugs i got! it’s was like i was coding in deployment.
once you go typescript, you can't go back to javascript. you start feeling like javascript is dangerous 😂
This motivates me even more. Currently upskilling with TypeScript. Thanks for sharing!
I was resistant to TypeScript for the same reason, it felt like unnecessary friction. But once I started working on larger codebases or coming back to old code, the types became documentation. I could refactor with confidence instead of guessing what shape my data was supposed to be.
Not only does #TypeScript help catch bugs beforehand, but it also provides amazing suggestions in the IDE. Once I learned TypeScript, I was hooked on using it, and I can't imagine making a #React app without it.
Production bugs will humble you real quick 😅 TypeScript doesn’t stop all mistakes, but it definitely saves you from the avoidable ones.