Blog Post Ideas

How-to guides for non-language features

• Use the npm package for xcopyable build scripts
• Use the watch flag for faster development
• Manage ///reference hell; keep files in correct order when using --out
• Combine external modules with browserify
• Use Angular with TypeScript
• Use knockout with TypeScript
• Use […] with TypeScript
• Guest blog: basarat explains grunt-ts
• Use .d.ts files for separate compilation
• How to use TypeScript with Sublime/Emacs/etc
• Common workflows with linters (JS and TS), minifiers, etc

Explorations

• Type inference in TypeScript (multi-part series)
• Object serialization in TypeScript (revivers for class prototypes, etc)

Deep dives (handbook updates?)

• Function overloading
• Classes
• Modules
• Enum and const enum
• Let and const

Why and How?

• Why are function parameter types bivariant?
• How do I handle this in my program?
• When should I use instance methods vs prototype methods?
• How do I write a definition file? Walk through an example
• Advanced version: Choosing between overloads/optional params, use {} instead of any, etc
• How do I convert a JavaScript file to TypeScript? Walk through an example
• Advanced performance optimizations for rest and optional arguments

Well-intentioned C# programmers

• Why can’t I declare an arbitrary indexer?
• What’s the deal with typeof T ?
• How do I do reflection?