My question is specific to React and TypeScript courses offered by Mosh. I know that some of this courses are considered “outdated” and while his latest React course is pretty much up-to-date, I struggle a bit to keep up with the way Mosh utilizes TypeScript in it. Like, sometimes it’s not very clear what things come from TS and what things are part of React.
Is the TypeScript course considered up-to-date? It’s really hard to say just by looking at it. Would you suggest taking it before continuing with React, or is it something unnecessary for someone with moderate knowledge of JavaScript?
Curious to see your thoughts. Thanks
I’d definitely say typescript is seeing as how the core concepts of the language don’t change.
Another possibility would be to go through the React course(s), and as you hit TypeScript code or concepts that look unfamiliar, take a detour and learn about it in the TypeScript docs. When you’re done with the React course you’ll also have an understanding of basic TS concepts and be productive in both.
Something else to note is that Mosh’s TS course is a bit outdated. Much of it will still apply to current TS versions, but the decorators section is outdated and can be skipped. The TC39 Decorators proposal that TypeScript versions prior to 5.0 (and Mosh’s TS course) were based on has changed significantly from Stage 2 to 3, so the TypeScript docs supersede his TS course.
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