[llanowarelves]

I don't know why it took so long to really take off. I've been using TypeScript since almost day one for these same reasons.

Maybe it's because I came from C++.

Like in C++, I like the flexibility of not being too under-typed (impossible to not break anything) or over-typed (impossible to do anything).

[IshKebab]

There are a depressingly large number of people who just don't get static typing. I think a lot of them use very basic editor setups - think Vim or Notepad++ so they don't see half of the benefits.