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Re:SPy: An interpreter and compiler for a fast statically ty... by HanClinto on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:42PM (#45826304)
I can see the wisdom in this.

As a counter-example, it feels as though Typescript has managed to (largely?) succeed as a subset of Javascript, so maybe the "do your own thing" isn't entirely a lost-cause -- maybe it's just really really difficult?

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Re:SPy: An interpreter and compiler for a fast statically ty... by dec0dedab0de on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:49PM (#45826388)
Typescript is a superset of javascript
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Re:SPy: An interpreter and compiler for a fast statically ty... by HanClinto on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @01:58PM (#45826487)
Aaah, you are correct -- I had that backwards. All Javascript is indeed valid Typescript, but not all Typescript is valid Javascript.

Appreciated

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