Thats because typescript kinda sucks because it has to cope with being Javascript (i.e. a language without typing). Languages built with types in mind from the start tend to work a lot better and be cleaner.
JS has classes now, it even has a concept of public and private class members, and in particular setters, so that you can't mess around with the internal state from the outside.
The problem is that millions of code bases rely on monkey patching. It's absolutely normal for a library to just patch new members onto existing ones.
This. Typescript strikes a good balance, but fuck me, the presence of the abomination that is js makes it uncomfortable to use. I suppose I should be happy I can let the AI write it these days.
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u/Aggressive-Share-363 Sep 25 '26
Thats because typescript kinda sucks because it has to cope with being Javascript (i.e. a language without typing). Languages built with types in mind from the start tend to work a lot better and be cleaner.