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Discussion on: Is TypeScript the future of web development?

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Coding with TomsπŸ’»β˜•πŸš€

I think Typescript have very successfully positioned itself as javascript that corporations and like minded companies prefer as they already like strongly typed C# and Java. Typescript allows JS to compete in similar space.

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Mike Bybee • Edited

Have you worked in those messes of corporate C# and Java codebases? Three words: Resume driven development. There's a reason we still have O&G companies in Houston who are using ancient versions of both, often with AngularJS frontends they still haven't been able to migrate away from.