There are two big discussions in the world of programming. Tabs vs. Spaces and statically-typed languages vs dynamically-typed. TypeScript is Microsoft’s approach to add a stronger type system to JavaScript while making both camps happy. Let's not jump into the never-ending debate to what the better approach is, but instead focus on when you should use TypeScript and how you can start using TypeScript in your projects today. Dominik Kundel is a Developer Evangelist for Twilio serving developer communities in Berlin and around the world. He has a passion for JavaScript, hackathons, teaching and good whiskey. You will usually find him speaking at meetups and conferences, mentoring at hackathons and CoderDojos or work on open source projects. [SRK-1932]