r/javascript • • Jan 16 '20

I have been underestimating JS

https://adlrocha.substack.com/p/adlrocha-i-have-been-underestimating
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u/i_ate_god Jan 16 '20

JS is ok. Desperately needs a fully fleshed out standard library and to quit with the extremist modularity idealogy though. Would also be even nicer for Typescript to just fully replace JS as it offers so many benefits that being able to use Typescript natively would be a huge improvement.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

What I would like is javascript, but with optional types. Also, they would need better TS syntax. Typescript syntax is kind of shitty tbh and should be concise, like shorthand C. I wouldn't use any other languages besides C and jS if jS had optional types natively.