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Re:If TypeScript is so great, how come all notable ReactJS p... by lmm on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:04AM (#12539555)
> I'd say they replaced it with a better tool, pub.

Right but that route ends in forcing people to leap to a whole different ecosystem before they can even try your thing. Whereas with typescript you could put a single .ts file in your existing project without messing with anything else.

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Re:If TypeScript is so great, how come all notable ReactJS p... by monyr75 on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @11:09AM (#12540090)
I consider the small hop to TS its greatest disadvantage, personally. JS's ecosystem is a horribly broken mess, and any sane person would welcome a leap to another, better designed one. Dart has JS-interoperability for those times when you just can't get away, but TS is like an anchor holding you down in the mire of the JS world.
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Re:If TypeScript is so great, how come all notable ReactJS p... by markdog12 on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:19AM (#12539673)
Yes, I agree with your point that typescript is easier to hop into if you have an existing js project.
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