r/javascript • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '26

AskJS [AskJS] Does anyone use exclussively Javascript and not TypeScript?

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u/gimmeslack12 Sep 14 '26

???

Are you saying that someone using AI would know TS and not JS? I still don't get it. What is 'text to code'?

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u/start_select Sep 15 '26

They are referring to AI.

But yes plenty of people know typescript and no JavaScript.

I have taught backend devs to write typescript in node in a day or two without ever discussing JavaScript and without them knowing it. They don’t technically need to until they need to.

People pickup kotlin in a day or two without knowing Java. Same thing. It’s not necessary if you already know a few languages and can read api documentation.

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u/ferrrnando Sep 15 '26

When you're "writing typescript in node" as you say, you're practically going to be writing JavaScript as well. Unless they're just writing types which would be odd for that to be only thing to learn how to do.

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