In the linked article, the author spends 1 sentence dealing with objections:
> I can understand if JavaScript developers are afraid of TypeScript taking over their language. However, this proposal will be as far as things will go w.r.t. adding TypeScript features to JavaScript
And in the next few sections it includes someone who wants to build on the proposal including using type hints to optimize code. I just think there's literally no way to guarantee that "this will be as far as things will go". Yes languages evolve and add new things all the time. But GP's point is that the language seems to be going toward what people want it to be coming from other languages.
I agree, stop trying to make JS something it's not.
> I can understand if JavaScript developers are afraid of TypeScript taking over their language. However, this proposal will be as far as things will go w.r.t. adding TypeScript features to JavaScript
And in the next few sections it includes someone who wants to build on the proposal including using type hints to optimize code. I just think there's literally no way to guarantee that "this will be as far as things will go". Yes languages evolve and add new things all the time. But GP's point is that the language seems to be going toward what people want it to be coming from other languages.
I agree, stop trying to make JS something it's not.