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I'm not really sure why you were downvoted since you raised some pretty relevant points. > TypeScript's major weakness is that it doesn't want to break away fr

by jamil7 7y ago

I'm not really sure why you were downvoted since you raised some pretty relevant points. > TypeScript's major weakness is that it doesn't want to break away from Javascript. This seems to also be the source of it's popularity, it's the path of least resistance, sprinkling types on top of your existing codebase is a way easier sell.

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ggregoire 7y ago
Maybe because it's totally missing the point? It's like if I ask "is mypy worth it?" and someone answers me: "not worth it, Rust has a better type system". Also from a business/management POV, it's quicker to migrate JS->TS than JS->Elm and easier to find TS devs (because nobody uses Elm btw) or teach TS to JS devs.