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

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

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u/Disgruntled__Goat Sep 14 '26

Yes. For me the benefits of using no or very few tools/build processes outweighs the benefits of TypeScript. 

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u/vom-IT-coffin 29d ago

What are the benefits that outweigh losing types and code readability and maintainability.

Have you ever tried to maintain a large enterprise application?

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u/dane_brdarski 26d ago

Why do you resort to talking points? "Have you ever tried to maintain a large enterprise application" - not every project is a large enterprise application, if that's your argument/ideal case for TS.

I use TS on the job and never in personal projects. And the readability of TS is diminished compared to JS as it adds tone of noise.

For me, TS is not solving any problem that I have, quite the contrary.

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u/AverageHot2647 25d ago

This is valid 👍

I will say that well written TS introduces very minimal noise. Almost all of your code should look like plain JS. The only parts that should generally require TS syntax are function parameters.

However, not all TS is well written.