Ask HN: Why don't we introduce static types in EcmaScript?

2 pointsdhandalanawaz7y ago2 comments

It'll make very little sense to use TypeScript / other projects like Flow if this was the case and this would make JavaScript a LOT faster.

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vtesucks7y ago· 1 in thread

An alternate way of asking the same question- why don't we have typescript runtime in browser.

The answer is political. Microsoft can't create it in edge because they would be blamed for trying to fragment the web. Everybody else has no reason to.

cimmanom7y ago

Why would Microsoft have more reason than Google, Mozilla, or Apple?

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