this is all true, but i think the problem of JS is not the lack of generics and types, but the mindset - an honest conviction that one should pile up one layer

this is all true, but i think the problem of JS is not the lack of generics and types, but the mindset - an honest conviction that one should pile up one layer of code on top of another like there is no tomorrow. this is the common trait between Java and JS developers. the sheer complexity of the system is the problem, not tooling. old farts like me think that complexity is bad and we try to avoid it at all cost. young generation thinks that complexity is good and try to increase it at every opportunity they have.