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by fsdjkflsjfsoij 1653 days ago
Typescript is also far slower both in terms of runtime and compilation time, uses much more memory, and is far more complicated which in turn has led to a ton more compiler bugs. It also inherits a ton of questionable features and API decisions from Javascript and has a tiny standard library which means most Typescript developers repeatedly end up turning to the NPM ecosystem which is an unmitigated disaster. Deployment also isn't even remotely as simple and reliable as Go even with Deno compile.

I like Typescript a lot but the reality of Typescript development is not great.

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I'm just talking about the type system here. Go could easily add the best features of typescript without incurring any runtime costs.