If they add Typescript and primarily stick to wrappers around C libraries and calling out to other binaries it could be okay. The core language is okay enough,

If they add Typescript and primarily stick to wrappers around C libraries and calling out to other binaries it could be okay. The core language is okay enough, not my favorite but it works. It's the surrounding ecosystem that's a pain. I would have to think really hard if someone asked me if I'd rather have all the infra scripts written in Perl or TS. TS is more likely to break, but easier to read and fix. The odds of Perl breaking are slim, but it is a fucking nightmare to fix. I'm pretty sure I'd rather have Perl than JS, though. JS without a type system is rough, to me at least.