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by vnglst 3439 days ago
Question for the poster: any general thoughts on why you chose TypeScript instead of Flow Type?
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jsynowiec 3439 days ago
I'm using both TypeScript and Flowtype for my projects, hence the second boilerplate repository on GitHub: https://github.com/jsynowiec/node-flowtype-boilerplate

Usually I tend to lean towards TypeScript due to:

- Much better tooling and editor/IDE integration (I'm using vscode and WebStorm),

- DefinitelyTyped repository and the availability of type definitions,

- It's subjective but TS has better documentation and examples,

Don't get me wrong, the Flow (and React) community is doing a great job and in my opinion Flow is a very good tool for static type checking. The real problem with both is the coverage/quality of type definitions and the amount of time it takes to create typedefs. Right now there are many more typedefs available for TypeScript and the community is stronger and more active.

Also, right now one common format or conversion between definition formats is not possible, see: https://twitter.com/lbljeffmo/status/787692583350829056

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vnglst 3439 days ago
Awesome, thanks!
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Joeri 3439 days ago
Not the poster, but i just made the same choice. My reasons:

- Typescript has excellent dev tooling. I've been using vs code and intellij, and typescript integration is first class.

- Typescript seemed to have a richer type system. I didn't look deeply enough into flow to know for sure though.

- Outside of facebook flow didn't seem to have much traction. With angular 2 being built with typescript I have more confidence in it sticking around.

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