Recent events have reminded me why many of us picked up #typescript in the first place. We use type safety not based on preference, but because we want to make money.

https://paularmstrong.dev/blog/2023/09/14/we-use-type-safety-not-on-preference-but-because-we-want-to-make-money/

We use type safety not on preference, but because we want to make money • Paul Armstrong

A short recounting of the thing that changed my mind forever on strict type checking for JavaScript.

@paularmstrong This, 100% this.

Which reminds me of a blog post that's been on my mind for so long: the importance of state machines in payment flows 💸

@paularmstrong agreed whole heartedly. I’ve had similar experiences myself but more with troubleshooting hard to find bugs. The JavaScript and react stack traces aren’t exactly the most readable things in the world.