React, Flux, GraphQL, Hack, HHVM...? All of this and more!
Functional Programming concepts have become mainstream in JavaScript. TypeScript is often envisioned as a C# inspired extension to JavaScript. C# is heavily Object Oriented, so many developers think FP principles don't mix with TypeScript.
TypeScript has been around since 2012 and has gradually picked up pace, alongside with the popularity of contemporary JavaScript. TypeScript is most popular for developing developer tooling. Currently Angular, Ember, NativScript and many other popular JavaScript projects are using it.
TypeScript is an Open Source technology, but it originates from Microsoft and the company continues to be the major driver behind this superset of JavaScript.
Visual Studio Code is a light weight code editor from Microsoft. It is a great tool for JavaScript development and specifically development with the TypeScript language being a Microsoft Open Source effort.
The React ecosystem is huge and there are a number of technologies available. During 2016 the core supporting stack for React has stabilised to be composed of Babel for JavaScript transpilation and Redux for state management.
Front end development has become increasingly about configuration and setting up a development environment. Gone are the days when you fired up notepad and started working. Now you need to spend hours before you get started with producing actual code. Or do you?