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> were a very inflexible crowd

Yes because Typescript is so obviously good. It's like saying "the pro-seatbelt people are a very inflexible crowd". Well duh!

Typescript compile time is not great but you can set things up so it doesn't block running (i.e. you ignore errors until you want to fix them). There's no issue with running Typescript locally.

> It's soul crushing...

It's soul crushing to work with people who don't want to do things properly. Endless string and duck tape (aka bash and python) and fighting fragile tools.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5WdGrpoug Static typing is not "obviously good" The comparison is flawed. There are no advantages to driving without a seatbelt, but there are pros and cons to dynamic typing.




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