Comment Comment by DrScientist Because it fails to meet the 'it's the platform stupid' maxim.ie languages aren't nearly quite so important as the platform.Stuff wasn't written in js because early js was a brilliant language - it was because the platform - the web - was brilliant.Many have written 'better' languages that compile to js - https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-langu...and while typescript is one of the better, more supported ones, isn't it just another one?Surely in the end it just adds complexity and fragmentation of the ecosystem? parent DrScientist 6 years ago
ie languages aren't nearly quite so important as the platform.
Stuff wasn't written in js because early js was a brilliant language - it was because the platform - the web - was brilliant.
Many have written 'better' languages that compile to js - https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/List-of-langu...
and while typescript is one of the better, more supported ones, isn't it just another one?
Surely in the end it just adds complexity and fragmentation of the ecosystem?