What developer overhead? If you consider the compile-TypeScript phase to be literally no different than your jslint phase, then this build step doesn't really a

What developer overhead? If you consider the compile-TypeScript phase to be literally no different than your jslint phase, then this build step doesn't really add any overhead. If you're talking about having to write out the types in your code, that's just a healthier alternative to everyone who ever reads or modifies your code having to keep that guess that type information and keep it all in their heads.