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Is TypeScript a fad or is my manager delusional? (feddit.dk)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was talking to my manager the other day, discussing the languages we are using at $dayjob. He kind of offhandedly said that he thinks TypeScript is a temporary fad and soon everything will go back to using JavaScript. He doesn't like that it's made by Microsoft either.

I'm not a frontend developer so I don't really know, but my general impression is that everything is moving more and more towards TypeScript, not away from it. But maybe I'm wrong?

Does anyone who actually works with TypeScript have any impression about this?

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 7 months ago (15 children)

As long as JavaScript is being used, TypeScript will be used. It makes writing JavaScript tolerable.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago (14 children)

Imo they'll add typing to vanilla js, which will kill ts.

[–] iarigby 3 points 7 months ago (7 children)

the can’t add proper typing without adding a compiler. Whatever they add will be closer to puthon’s type hints. I’ve had to write primary in python lately and type hints help very very slightly, and tools like pyright catch so many false errors due to lack of hints in libraries that we’re forced to add ignore statements on too many lines. I genuinely don’t understand how there can be so many languages and all of them be painful to use

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely don’t understand how there can be so many languages and all of them be painful to use

What about kotlin?

[–] iarigby 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

yes I heard it’s great. Scala was one language where I didn’t constantly feel like getting hit in the head with a hammer and I’ve heard Kotlin has a similar experience. I’m not interested in Android development so I haven’t tried it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Kotlin isn't just for Android; IMO unless you're trying to do purely functional programming, it's preferable to Scala for JVM work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah anywhere were you would use Java. Scala has a too high adoption cost. Kotlin is better suited for enterprise, has a stronger ecosystem and better interop with Java. I did enjoy scala though when experimented with it. The only thing I missed was the lack of control flow, no labels, continue, break

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