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0 pointsseanmcdirmid7y ago0 comments

TypeScript is at the top of the list if you include unsound approaches.

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Only problem there is that TS is still JS, with a lot of JS warts that bother many devs.

Other JS transpiling languages have entirely different semantics from JS altogether, which also make them attractive.

That TS is basically JS with types is what makes it so popular.

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0 pointsseanmcdirmid7y ago0 comments

TypeScript is at the top of the list if you include unsound approaches.

Only problem there is that TS is still JS, with a lot of JS warts that bother many devs.

Other JS transpiling languages have entirely different semantics from JS altogether, which also make them attractive.

That TS is basically JS with types is what makes it so popular.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse