That's sort of nonsense. JavaScript is actually awesome the same way that Python and Ruby are. The fact it is loosely typed makes it great for just whipping up

That's sort of nonsense. JavaScript is actually awesome the same way that Python and Ruby are. The fact it is loosely typed makes it great for just whipping up something quick. For my own projects, I use plain JavaScript and may or may not use types via JSDoc. I'm not saying JavaScript isn't flawed, but I am more accustomed to it. Typescript may have supplanteed plain JavaScript for production JavaScript applications. That doesn't mean there is no point in plain JavaScript ever. For many things I write, I have little interest in the strictness of even the loosest Typescript settings. In terms of Typescript syntax, I don't think I would use it outside of my job at this point. Types are a good idea, but I have found JDDoc to be good enough in most cases.