[torb-xyz]

Frankly I find TypeScript with strict mode turned on to be a safer and saner than C# and Java because of explicitly nullable types alone. I _never_ get null pointer exceptions in my own TypeScript code. Combined with fairly strict ESLint you get something that catches a lot of problems at compile time.

Of course it's still far cry from being as safe as for example Rust.

And yeah the inconsistency of JavaScript/TypeScript can be frustrating for sure. I think my dream language is one that is simply TypeScript cleaned up to be made consistent and sheds a lot the features and retains a simple core.

[pjmlp]

C# 8 has support for non nullable references.

For lower C# versions and Java you can get your strict mode turned on via static analysis tools.

I have been using Sonar on CI/CD builds since 2008. Static analysis errors break the build, plain and simple.

Also quite convenient for writing sane C and C++ code by the way.

[throwaway894345]

> I think my dream language is one that is simply TypeScript cleaned up to be made consistent and sheds a lot the features and retains a simple core.

I agree. I think this probably looks a lot like a Rust-lite (GC instead of lifetimes for memory management) or a Go with generics or a mature ReasonML?

[jjjensen90]

Have you tried Kotlin?

[cutler]

Kotlin.js perhaps.