Is anyone still sticking to #JavaScript instead of using #TypeScript? If so, why are you sticking with it? Please let me know your reasons!

@hongminhee I don't like having to mess with extra build steps. I like typescript but not enough to justify the hassle.

Instead, I use asserts at the beginning of methods to check argument values and types, and sometimes for return values.

Along with good test coverage, I feel like this gives me some of the benefits of type declarations.

@evan I'm not sure if you'll like it, but why don't you give Deno a try? You can run .ts files directly without a separate build pipeline.
@hongminhee that's exactly the kind of tool chain change I don't want to do!
@evan Haha, well if that's the case, how about upgrading to the latest version of Node.js? The latest Node.js version can run TypeScript files natively!
@hongminhee hahaha ok ok fine, I'll try it!