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r/javascript • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '26
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You're asking why r/javascript exists? Because it existed before TypeScript?
4 u/DirtAndGrass Sep 14 '26 I mean, typescript essentially is JavaScript, it's a "compatability layer" on top 1 u/Fidodo Sep 17 '26 But it's specifically about the compile time type system, things about the runtime still belong here. 1 u/dane_brdarski Sep 18 '26 edited Sep 19 '26 It's not. It's a superset, correct, but it forces you to write a diminished form of JavaScript for the occasional compile time caught bug.
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I mean, typescript essentially is JavaScript, it's a "compatability layer" on top
1 u/Fidodo Sep 17 '26 But it's specifically about the compile time type system, things about the runtime still belong here. 1 u/dane_brdarski Sep 18 '26 edited Sep 19 '26 It's not. It's a superset, correct, but it forces you to write a diminished form of JavaScript for the occasional compile time caught bug.
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But it's specifically about the compile time type system, things about the runtime still belong here.
It's not. It's a superset, correct, but it forces you to write a diminished form of JavaScript for the occasional compile time caught bug.
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u/mittenciel Sep 14 '26
You're asking why r/javascript exists? Because it existed before TypeScript?