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Re:Write code for the web - Apple doesn't care about you, Mr... by continuational on Sunday February 04, 2024 @12:50PM (#39252508)
The TypeScript type system is obscenely complicated because it has to be able to type almost any weird pattern people used when there was no type system.

Most dynamically typed languages are adding type systems right now, and they all face the choice between rewriting/wrapping the whole ecosystem or build a very complex and ultimately unergonomic type system.

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Re:Write code for the web - Apple doesn't care about you, Mr... by jwells89 on Sunday February 04, 2024 @12:55PM (#39252560)
It’s too bad that Swift → JS compiler projects are all stalled. Swift syntax is similar and I think it’d be a nice step up for people who don’t care for compatibility with legacy JS and want uncompromised static typing on the web.
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