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Cubicle Buddha • Edited

What if a new JavaScript developer ( who is not familiar with typescript ) joins your team?

I would be really excited to pair-program with them until they feel comfortable with TypeScript. I'd be really excited to mentor them and to show the value of clearly communicating yourself in code. It's one of the reasons why I'm so passionate about this series I'm writing on TypeScript's emotional/conversational value: dev.to/cubiclebuddha/communicating...

or your company should be exclusive for typescript developers?

I would never dictate the technology for an entire company. The best companies are polyglot and supportive of each team's needs. Now as far as the teams that I lead, I make sure that my teams can develop new features very quickly without having to spend a lot of time fixing old bugs that crop up. So my team members have really gotten used to TypeScript and some have learned to love it.

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Mazen Touati

until they feel comfortable with TypeScript.

This is the issue that made me enter the conversation in the first place. Why would you decide that they should use TypeScript. It's okay if that's what your team is comfortable with but this will narrow down your options in term of hiring new talented JavaScript developers ( who are not necessarily interested in TypeScript ).

I would never dictate the technology for an entire company.

Of course, I meant is it okay for your company to use both JavaScript and TypeScript for its projects ?

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Cubicle Buddha

Yes, a company should be free to have teams that use whatever language that makes them the most productive.

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Debove Christopher

You got rid of 500 lines of test but you sacrificed flexibility.

I really can't see how using TS sacrifice flexibility... On the contrary I've gained a lot more...

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Mazen Touati • Edited

I meant flexibility in term of expanding the team or sharing the code as not all JS developers required to know TS.
Despite that, I'm really interested to know more about TS and what flexibility it gave you ?