Pinterest successfully migrated 3.7 million lines of code from Flow to TypeScript over eight months, enhancing type safety, developer experience, and hiring practices. The process involved three key phases: setup, conversion, and integration, supported by various tools and community contributions. Daily automated testing, manual testing rounds, and static analysis ensured the migration's accuracy and stability. The migration culminated in a seamless rollout, with 97% of engineers positively rating the experience and improved developer education and library type coverage.
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