type_script

I will be giving two talks this Saturday at South Florida Code Camp, being held at Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.  For directions and more information visithttp://www.fladotnet.com/codecamp/. Schedule for other sessions here. My Sessions Introduction to ASP.NET Web API - Why you should be using it. This is an introduction to ASP.NET WebAPI and how easy it is to get started and use it in your application development when building RESTful services.TypeScriptCome see how it can make you a more productive JavaScript developer or even a new one. I'll cover the core concepts, compare JavaScript practices and even show how to use in a Windows 8 app....

What is TypeScript?  See http://www.typescriptlang.org TypeScript was recently released and has become the new hot topic.  One of the questions I have asked and heard is can we use this for developing Windows Store Applications with Javascript and have the cool features that have been shown in the videos and examples. One of the great features was the split window feature where you can code in TypeScript on the left and upon hitting save, it compiles to Javascript on the left. So I fired up a new Javascript Windows Store project in Visual Studio to give it a shot to see if it all works.  Before we get started make sure that you have...