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Well, for one thing, I want my code to pass typescripts type checker. So I can't just ignore the types and go back to regular javascript. I've got to understand

• mb7733 6y ago
  The TS devs adding support for more advanced types in tsc doesn't make it any harder for your code to pass type checking. That just depends on (1) how strictly you have configured the type checker and (2) how specific you make your type definitions. The more advanced types just allow more specific type definitions. So if try to you them, and you can't get them to work... you can just avoid the advanced features and leave the type definitions more vague. Just like how if you can't get the basic types to work, you can always use "any".
  • winstonewert 6y ago
    And now you are changing your claim, showing, quite frankly, that I was right. Your original claim was bogus. Furthermore, your new claim is also nonsensical. The fact that I don't have to use all the advanced features of my languages doesn't alter the complexity of the language.
    • mb7733 6y ago
      I'm not sure what you mean by my claims. I'm just saying there is a big difference between adding features to the language and adding features to the type system.
      • winstonewert 6y ago
        You said "How could typescript be approaching C++ complexity when it's just JS with types?" The implication being an assertion that typescript cannot be getting as complicated as C++, and that's simply isn't true. Given that the type system is part of a language, I have no idea what you mean by trying to draw a big distinction between adding features to a language and a language's typesystem.