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We should stop using TypeScript. For real.
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TypeScript is a mess.md

NOTS

Why you should stop using TypeScript?

Here is why:

  • Feature creep: devs constantly-introduce complex features, even completely unnecessary ones intentionally mixing instances & types
  • It also breaks backward compatibility often
  • Slow compilation & typechecking
  • Weird semantics
  • Typed System fails at overloading which brings performance in others languages
  • It has silly bugs
  • Zero support for community: Important bugs remain open for years and nobody cares about them
  • Being made by Miscrosoft who are infamous for attempting to lock-in users and dropping their products at will (RIP Atom)

Most important

TypeScript is not best choice. We need a better typed language without all that complexity fuss. May be even Flow would be able to completely replace.

Just stop using TypeScript.

July 2, 2023

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