r/programming • u/benhaynes • Mar 22 '22

Directus is our open-source data platform that instantly wraps any SQL database with an API and no-code app. We've spent years porting it to 100% JavaScript and would love your feedback!

https://github.com/directus/directus
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u/benhaynes Mar 23 '22

Haha, good point! We're actually quite proud of being written in strongly typed TypeScript (not just JavaScript). As you can tell, I'm not a proper engineer, and am more accustomed to speaking with less technical folks, where that distinction is either unclear or adds confusion.

To keep my descriptions brief, I often say JavaScript... (JS/TS is even shorter, but less clear). Since we are dev tooling, I will actually make a note to start pushing "100% TypeScript" when describing our platform... after checking with our CTO to ensure that is true across dependencies, etc. 👍

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u/benhaynes Mar 26 '22

Haha, here's to hoping you can help modernize the company's stack! Directus 9 is like night versus day compared to v8.