> But I'm pretty sure if you can code Javascript well Typescript only stands in your way when you want to create something.
You and the author are both overly concerned about writing code and completely ignoring maintainability. If you write your code once and never touch it again, sure, use plain JS. If you're going to come back in six months month and refactor it or hand it off to a co-worker and expect him to write some code TypeScript is a godsend.
You and the author are both overly concerned about writing code and completely ignoring maintainability. If you write your code once and never touch it again, sure, use plain JS. If you're going to come back in six months month and refactor it or hand it off to a co-worker and expect him to write some code TypeScript is a godsend.