A few days ago, David Heinemeier Hansson
announced
that Turbo 8
is dropping TypeScript
. I'm okay with that because I don't even know what Turbo 8 is. However, over the past few years, some frontend programmers have tried to sell me the idea that "TypeScript is useless, just use tests". I think people with such opinions either don't care about code quality or simply don't know what TypeScript is. Here, I will explain why you should use TypeScript.
100% agree. Typescript is just a bandaid on top of a broken language. Sure it’s better than bleeding, but it’d be preferable not to get injured in the first place.
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This is the core thesis of the article:
There’s no real substantiation of the claim; just the claim itself.
Maybe it’s true but it’s a weak argument.
100% agree. Typescript is just a bandaid on top of a broken language. Sure it’s better than bleeding, but it’d be preferable not to get injured in the first place.
And you can still apply the bandaid wrong.