TypeScript vs. JavaScript: Where do you land?

In 2023, TypeScript overtook Java for the first time as the third most popular language across OSS projects on GitHub with 37% growth of its user base. JavaScript, meanwhile, continues to top the charts. Read more in our Octoverse report 👉 github.blog/2023-11-08-the…

@github whichever one you aren’t giving to ai companies building autonomous devs

@github Noooo GitHub please don't 😭

@github They’re the same thing *closes app, mutes thread*

@github Typescript is great for code completion in your IDE. A bit of a pain but worth the effort as your code scales.

@github ugh. you're so Microsoft now

@github SafeScript

@github Smack in the middle: Java.

@github now that js gets it’s own type annotations i feel like we can stop discussing this.

@github : any

@github CoffeeScript is an option?

@github TypeScript

@github Golang

@github Coffeescript. 😅

@github GitHub woke up and chose violence.

@github Perfect timing! The Tailwind drama was just settling down 😂

@github I started using TypeScript about 3 years ago and haven’t looked back. I much prefer it to JavaScript.

@github JS. There's already Java for a strictly-typed language. Do we really need that in the world of JS?

@github whichever one ChatGPT gives me duh 🙄

@github jsdoc

@github Javascript as this is my preference to code in.

@github JavaScript over TypeScript all day every day.

@github 💔 what you talking about 😭😭😭 Is it really 2024 or 2004?

@github TypeScript for larger projects, JavaScript for quick scripts and small tasks. Both have their strengths!

@github Haxe!!!!!

@github Typescript itself lands on Javascript at the end. So I would say js. Although I like Typescript too.

@github Javascript first Then learn typescript

@github Honestly. Do not find TypeScript really useful. My choice - JavaScript

@github JavaScript for fun Typescript for security

@github It really depends on the project. TypeScript is great for large projects with strong safety needs, while JavaScript's flexibility is a big advantage for smaller projects, but I personally enjoy the benefits of TypeScript.

@github Both are great, but typescript is much safe.

@github What type of landing? 😏

@github @lMukembi TypeScript, because why not? 😂

@github JavaScript

@github Both suck tbh

@github JavaScript