Outro to Programming Foundations
π¨βπΌ Congratulations! You've completed the Programming Foundations workshop! π
You now understand how values flow through TypeScript programs:
- Expressions and output showed you how to see results with
console.log()and work with strings and numbers - Variables store values, and you know when to use
letvsconst - Primitive types taught you how to add type annotations for extra safety
- Control flow lets your programs make decisions and repeat work
- Functions package up reusable logic with type-safe contracts
- Void and never help you understand functions that perform side effects or handle impossible states
π Take a moment to reflect on what you learned:
- What was the most surprising thing you discovered?
- How will you use these concepts in your own projects?
- What patterns will you adopt going forward?
π¦ Key insight: TypeScript's type system isn't about adding extra workβit's
about having a conversation with your future self (and teammates) about what
your code expects and produces.
What's Next?
In the next workshop, Working with Structured Data, you'll learn to work
with objects, arrays, and more complex data structures. The primitives you
learned here will combine into powerful ways to model real-world data.
Keep coding! π
Test Your Knowledge
Retrieval practice helps solidify learning by actively recalling information. Use this prompt with your AI assistant to quiz yourself on what you've learned.
Please quiz me on this workshop using the epicshop MCP server. Call the get_quiz_instructions tool to get the quiz instructions, then quiz me one question at a time.