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> TS is just fancy JS. If it didn't exist, Flow, Haxe or Dart would just be in the same place "TS is just fancy JS" is like saying "Java is just fancy machine
by phillipcarter 5y ago
> TS is just fancy JS. If it didn't exist, Flow, Haxe or Dart would just be in the same place
"TS is just fancy JS" is like saying "Java is just fancy machine code" or something like that. It's a major software project with a much larger scope than simply slapping a few types on top of common JS constructs. More importantly, it's been an innovating force at the language and editor tooling levels for web developers worldwide. I think it's likely to be the most successful language that Microsoft has ever produced in the long run.
- Mikeb85 5y ago> "TS is just fancy JS" is like saying "Java is just fancy machine code" Terrible analogy. TS doesn't compile to WASM or anything, it compiles to human-readable JS. Java doesn't compile to C++ or C. The JVM is an entire platform. > More importantly, it's been an innovating force at the language and editor tooling levels for web developers worldwide. MS has always been decent when it comes to tooling but there's nothing particularly innovative about TS.
- phillipcarter 5y agoWe'll agree to disagree on everything you've said then :)