Trying Flow in Combat
summary
Alexander describes using Flow (a static type checker for JavaScript) on a large project, covering the tooling, various problems encountered, and approaches to testing with Flow.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:11Speaker experience
- 2:37Static typing in large projects
- 5:14Flow static typing benefits
- 7:03Flow limitations
- 10:15Flow instability on Windows
- 13:04Flow documentation
- 15:39Flow and JavaScript evolution
- 17:28Typing challenges
- 20:02Import chain breaks
- 21:51Flow as system change tool
- 23:00Flow vs TypeScript
- 25:14Flow dependencies
- 26:41Typing impact on errors
- 28:06Flow as formal description
- 30:38When Flow slows development
- 31:28Flow vs TypeScript for new projects
- 32:34Flow integration with backend
- 33:38Conclusion and Q&A
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