First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript

Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by mbf on Thursday March 10, 2022 @09:44AM (#30627454)

Erasable types are good enough with source mapping. TypeScript workflows are fine. ECMAScript really doesn't need to absorb a TypeScript syntax. It's not necessary to keep bloating the runtime with a feature only useful to the developer.

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Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by eminence32 on Thursday March 10, 2022 @09:51AM (#30627547)

If the runtime is going to be fully ignoring these type annotations, what type of "bloat" are you worried about?

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Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by windows2020 on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:40AM (#30628893)

New syntax and concepts.

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Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by xigoi on Thursday March 10, 2022 @01:48PM (#30630793)

Larger file sizes.

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Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by cphoover on Thursday March 10, 2022 @01:55PM (#30630893)

larger downloads, larger syntax

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Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by Aldo_MX on Thursday March 10, 2022 @04:52PM (#30632967)

type annotations would get removed during minification, downloads would be the same

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Re:First look: adding type annotations to JavaScript by cphoover on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:15PM (#30634456)

now we've gone full circle re-introducing a build chain.

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