beginnings

I'm currently quite early stage on the frontend work for my project, at a point where it wouldn't be too much hassle to convert to typescript although it would be some.

My backend is c++ and I use some Rust for tools where they have a better library than c++ (rare), so i'm not averse to strongly typed languages, but those languages were built with types from the ground up.

I see a lot of debate on this topic and a common reason given for using typescript is it helps working in a large team, I am working solo so this isn't a benefit for me.

It seems like the whole web scene is moving towards typescript but my gut is screaming no, there's just something off about it to me, it feels like a never ending afterthought, strapping on types to eternity.

Is it unnecessary overhead for minimal returns, or am I missing something?