Getting started with Create React App and TypeScript

JavaScript, while a versatile programming language extending beyond browsers into APIs and application development, lacks type safety, which can complicate code organization as projects scale. TypeScript addresses this limitation by adding types to variables, enhancing code predictability and reducing bugs. In a tutorial exploring types in React, the article demonstrates setting up a React project with TypeScript, discussing the compiler's role in converting TypeScript to JavaScript. It explains typing variables, interfaces, and type definitions, showcasing how to build React components with TypeScript, such as a search form and a repository listing component that uses GitHub's API. The tutorial highlights TypeScript's benefits, like improved code maintainability and error prevention, and illustrates using generics in React's useState and Axios for type safety in API data fetching. The article concludes by emphasizing TypeScript's role in building scalable React applications and introduces LogRocket, a tool that aids in understanding user interactions in web and mobile apps.