Re:TypeScript is now officially 10 years old
by kuramitropolis on Sunday October 09, 2022 @10:40AM
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>At the moment vscode only checks files that are currently open
While TSC checks everything by default - even files that are not even part of the dependency graph. That's how great the "great tooling" is in reality.
>I think type checking should only be done when building to some sort of production or realtime in your editor.
Agreed, that's the lest awful option. The problem is that they had 10 years to think of it, and didn't.
>Templates like "create react app"
...are a big part of the problem. "But I don't want to spend a whole day just setting up a project!" You wouldn't have to, if you didn't drink the React kool-aid in the first place.
While TSC checks everything by default - even files that are not even part of the dependency graph. That's how great the "great tooling" is in reality.
>I think type checking should only be done when building to some sort of production or realtime in your editor.
Agreed, that's the lest awful option. The problem is that they had 10 years to think of it, and didn't.
>Templates like "create react app"
...are a big part of the problem. "But I don't want to spend a whole day just setting up a project!" You wouldn't have to, if you didn't drink the React kool-aid in the first place.