And yes, I did google this question. But I want more insights.
For the new project we are into, we are about to choose whether to go with TS or stick to the old and confy JS.
Interested to hear your points of view and advice for me - the PM. Does it make any difference for me? What should I expect from devs if we go with either of techs?
Thanks.
If it's back-end development, I would do TypeScript. The compilation, tooling, etc. mirrors what most backend devs are used to. Also, the typing will help depending on the size of the code base.
Another thing seems to be clear is that TS devs need to be more skilled. So interchanging them might be of a slight issue.
What do you think?
But still the question stands. Like imagine we compare web game dev with JS vs C++. Obviosuly you need to plan much for testing and QA engineers need to be more skilled when we talk about C++.
And also I as a PM will plan from the start that using JS and corresponding framerworks might limit me in what I do.
Same thing here with TS vs JS. The question stands :)
2. It's gaining popularity fast.
3. It's undoubtably useful.
The answer is yes - use TS.