Also, it's not like TypeScript is without its own set of legacy cruft that they haven't been able to let go (yet). Namespaces and decorators with old, deprecate

Also, it's not like TypeScript is without its own set of legacy cruft that they haven't been able to let go (yet). Namespaces and decorators with old, deprecated spec come to mind. I love TS as much as the next person but I don't think it's particularly good example to use here.