[roberttod]

Yes, 100%. This is exactly how I feel about it - and the idea it has become some unfalsifiable religious ideology is particularly poignant. It's such a drag on development and personally I just don't see the upside that much, just some assertions from people that seem to be repeating something they've heard elsewhere without much experience weighing in on the discussion (except for autocomplete and self documentation which imo is the best part, although could be replaced by something like JSDoc).

Sure, I'm okay to live with TS, and it has its uses, but I thought it was about time we had a discussion about how much harder it can make development.