[soggybutter]

This line of thinking is precisely why node and TypeScript are so pervasive. It has nothing to do with them being the right tool for the right job and everything to do with perceived lower barrier to entry and resistance to learning better tools. I would never try and use a hammer to saw a board in half, and yet that's exactly what people try and do with node/TS

[crdrost]

I mean, they're also just kind of fun. Suppose you are building a CLI tool just for yourself, Deno is way more fun than Bash, say. Especially if your usecase starts to get into like tree traversals and stuff.

[Timon3]

I'm not saying that you should use TS & Node for everything, not sure how you got that wrong. I'm saying: use the tools your developers know. If you have Java developers, use Java. If you have Rust developers, use Rust. If you have Typescript developers, use Typescript. Don't give a metaphorical person without arms a saw to split a board in half, even if it's supposedly the right tool.

[soggybutter]

I didn't really think you were saying they should be used for everything, but I do think discouraging branching out into better suited tools perpetuates using the lowest common denominator. If devs are never pushed out of their comfort zones, it's really hard for them to grow arms in order to use the saw.

I do acknowledge I have a lot of bias, though, because I work at a TS shop where the primary reason we continue to use it is because we always have. The longer I have to put up with it, the more I feel like this is a broken foundation to stand on

[Timon3]

You shouldn't let developers branch out by trying to write their first real application in a completely new language as a productive thing for your company or your customers. They should learn by implementing real projects that will not be important or improved and maintained long-term.