Design Doc: Use JavaScript instead of TypeScript for internal Deno Code

Re:Design Doc: Use JavaScript instead of TypeScript for inte... by fardelian on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:09PM (#23470939)

>I check types all over

Which is something you rarely need to spend time on if you're using TypeScript.

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Re:Design Doc: Use JavaScript instead of TypeScript for inte... by jeffmcmahan on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:53AM (#23478500)

That's true. But with TS I have to declare types, import typings, maintain a build process to run the TS compiler, and so on. Moreover, static typing comes with added tediousness, and I personally feel that it's not worth the freight.

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