TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users

Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users by Our_Benefactors on Monday September 19, 2022 @10:29AM (#32898819)

> Its a great language if you're lazy as you can use it everywhere and don't need to expand your mind with other tools

Bad take. Learning tools is the means to an end. Being able to minimize tooling time and focus on productive output is what makes the JS stack so popular.

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Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users by weare138 on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:12AM (#32899449)

I don't agree with OP, there's nothing wrong with JS but I think the reason langs like JS and Typescript always top these lists of popular languages is they're the only viable options right now for client side web development.

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Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users by cersa8 on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:44AM (#32899894)

I disagree. My entire backend is written in Typescript and maintenance and feature development pace is incredible. It's been this way for years now and I cannot see myself switching to Go or Java anytime soon.

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Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users by AlchemistCamp on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @10:56AM (#33008716)

The pace is only "incredible" if you've never spent a year using a truly productive back-end language like Ruby, Elixir, or to a lesser degree PHP or Python.

Golang and Java are both tilted more towards performance and enterprise-friendliness than dev productivity and JS/TS are in the middle of the spectrum.

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Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users by marlowe221 on Monday September 19, 2022 @12:02PM (#32900132)

You're both right

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