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Re:Problems with TypeScript by bradstewart on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @02:34PM (#22057613)
> Still compiles Down to js where you lose all type checking.

While true, what's the point of this argument? You cannot get language-level runtime typechecking in the browser. At all. With any toolchain.

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Re:Problems with TypeScript by filleduchaos on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @05:46PM (#22059662)
Several compile-to-JS projects do ship a type-checking (amongst other things) runtime to the browser.
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Re:Problems with TypeScript by leshow on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:59AM (#22062041)
It's better to do it statically and save yourself the overhead at runtime. I don't see why you'd even want it the other way.
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