Hal Anil, Staff Engineer at Braze, joined just as the company hit a turning point: KnockOutJS and CoffeeScript were no longer cutting it. In this episode of Tern Stories, Hal walks through how they migrated to React and TypeScript—without pausing product work or losing developer trust.

We talk about:
• Why they started with workshops, not code
• How a single collapsible UI unlocked momentum
• The real value of tooling (hint: it’s not automation)
• Making migrations feel safe, even exciting