I have had a lot of trouble explaining the benefits of static analysis, type interfaces, generic types, etc. to my js dev colleagues. I think that what it brea

I have had a lot of trouble explaining the benefits of static analysis, type interfaces, generic types, etc. to my js dev colleagues. I think that what it breaks down to is that a chunk of your education is missing, and you won't "get it" until you catch up. There are gigantic advantages to leveraging the compiler while developing. It makes refactoring a breeze, testing intuitive, and it gives you an additional safety net before deploying code. Sure, there are benefits to writing vanilla js. I still do it from time to time while prototyping. However if you are writing javascript in a professional context on an application that needs to be stable, testable, and maintainable by a potentially distributed team, then Typescript is a no brainer (for front-end, back-end the debate rages).