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by slantview 3794 days ago
https://xkcd.com/927/
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I don't think this applies. I don't believe anybody else was doing what TypeScript does when it was released, that is JavaScript + Type Safety. Even today the only other real contender is Flow.
What jbrantly said. I love JavaScript and I love optional static typing. That's exactly what TypeScript provides.