With Ionic 2, we're giving people Babel + ES6+ for our starter projects, with the option to enable typescript. I agree with you that typescript should "enhance"

With Ionic 2, we're giving people Babel + ES6+ for our starter projects, with the option to enable typescript. I agree with you that typescript should "enhance" an app, but not dictate it from the start. We're giving people the option and will see how that goes.