Learning TypeScript in Year One: From Scary Squiggly Lines to My Most Helpful Pairing Buddy

In the first year transitioning into software engineering from a non-technical career, Anna Carey (software engineer at Artsy), felt overwhelmed and inadequate navigating new technologies, including TypeScript. At first, the red squiggly lines in a TypeScript file seemed like one more technical roadblock telling her she had no idea what she was doing. As she progressed, Anna hit a turning point in her journey: TypeScript transformed into her most helpful pairing buddy, generously guiding her development work. In this talk, Anna will share her experience transitioning careers through the lens of TypeScript—and how to use TypeScript as an invisible teacher to help you level up as an engineer.