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> I'm really looking forward to the day when TypeScript platforms like Angular 4 compile down to WebAssembly and performance goes through the roof. You will be

• 5trokerac3 9y ago
  > We have spoken with the TypeScript team about this possibility and they have shown interest, but it seems like progress there is currently gated on adding typed objects into JS. Once JS has typed objects, I think it can become as much of a valid compiled language as anything else. I'm still holding out hope.
  • pps 9y ago
    Sorry to be a party pooper again, but https://esdiscuss.org/topic/es8-proposal-optional-static-typing https://esdiscuss.org/topic/es8-proposal-optional-static-typ... and https://ecmascript-daily.github.io/pages/status-of-static-typing-in-ecmascript/ https://ecmascript-daily.github.io/pages/status-of-static-ty... ... I'd like to see that myself, but what can you do... I'm learning Rust instead to use this in wasm. With new webpack initiative https://medium.com/webpack/webpack-awarded-125-000-from-moss-program-f63eeaaf4e15 https://medium.com/webpack/webpack-awarded-125-000-from-moss... it's looking good.