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by uvtc 2298 days ago
I'm not sure there's a catch, so much as there's just a number of comparable but corporate-backed alternatives that are seeing some popularity right now:

* TypeScript (Microsoft)

* Dart (Google)

* Kotlin (JetBrains, with Google too)

* Swift (Apple) (though not sure if it compiles to JS)