Nah, there are still some patterns, especially around metaprogramming, that TypeScript doesn't support. One example is the inability to refer to the current cla

Nah, there are still some patterns, especially around metaprogramming, that TypeScript doesn't support. One example is the inability to refer to the current class inside a static method. This makes it really awkward to write things like factory methods, which in turn forces you to either resort to copy & paste coding, or fighting with the compiler. See https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/5863 https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/5863 for example.