Programming with Types

About this book

Summary Programming with Types teaches you to design safe resilient correct software thats easy to maintain and understand by taking advantage of the power of strong type systems. Designed to provide practical instantly useful techniques for working developers this clearly written tutorial introduces you to using type systems to support everyday programming tasks. About the technology Common bugs often result from mismatched data types. By precisely naming and controlling which data are allowable in a calculation a strong type system can eliminate whole classes of errors and ensure data integrity throughout an application. As a developer skillfully using types in your everyday practice leads to better code and saves time tracking down tricky data-related errors. About the book Programming with Types teaches type-based techniques for writing software thats safe correct easy to maintain and practically self-documenting. Designed for working developers this clearly written tutorial sticks with the practical benefits of type systems for everyday programming tasks. Following real-world examples coded in TypeScript youll build your skills from primitive types up to more-advanced concepts like functors and monads. Whats inside Building data structures with primitive types arrays and references How types affect functions inheritance and composition Object-oriented programming with types Applying generics and higher-kinded types About the reader Youll need experience with a mainstream programming language like TypeScript Java JavaScript C# or C. About the author Vlad Riscutia is a principal software engineer at Microsoft. He has headed up several major software projects and mentors up-and-coming software engineers.