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Dear JavaScript, I Hope this Email Finds You Well...

Daniel Warren on January 12, 2022

Dear JavaScript, I hope this email finds you well. I feel like I owe you an explanation about what went down between us a few months ago. Everythi...
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Valeria

It was fun to read 😜
Yet I'd disagree that TypeScript is a separate entity from JavaScript. More like an Ironman suit, but without Jarvis. It sure protects you from the weather and occasional rockets, but clunky as hell.

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Jon Randy 🎖️ • Edited

Some might say you're just shallow and don't take the time to understand JS, and have just been seduced by the make-up TS puts on before she goes out - not realising she's really the same underneath.

It's better to accept people for what they are - much better than being in an over-complicated relationship with someone who takes forever to get ready.

I've heard similar stories from guys who broke up with JS because she refused to be moulded into the image of their former loves back in Stricttypeland, who they were completely obsessed with and couldn't get over.

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Daniel Warren

And the great irony is TS gets compiled back down into JS. I agree, actually. I tend to avoid TS on personal projects.

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Juan Julián Merelo Guervós

So you can say that typescript is more your type, right?
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Liviu Lupei

This is cute.

But there are devs out there who are emotionally attached to JS and want to do everything in JS, and that makes web development a bit more awful each day.

No one should get emotionally attached to any language.

Python is my fav, but I don't try to do everything in Python.

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nshimiye_emmy

hhhhhhhh, what a creative article this is about JS and TS.

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Blessing Hirwa

This made my day 🤣🤣

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Bar Refaeli

beautiful post

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XinuSys

Lol! There sure is a lot to unpack! So many devs be shifting to Typescript and to React!

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Aileen Rae

Thanks for the laugh 😂

I love the maintainability value of TS on larger projects with multiple collaborators, but me, I'll always think of JS first in my own work.

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Manuel Rodriguez

This was hilarious

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Long Blade • Edited

I really enjoyed this letter 💌! It was fun to read 😀! I can relate.. 🤣

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Nir

Lol 😀It was fun... js humor we can relate. I've also tried sharing my emotions on similar line few days back.... dev.to/nirvghla/angular-and-react-...

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official_dulin

This is a good template.

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Akash Kava

I think you need to see TypeScript without makeup, you will be heartbroken to see it just plain JavaScript underneath (Generated Code).

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Linc Codes

A beautiful love letter ❤️🥺

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tbaveja

Awesome and good luck React 😅

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Julius (P3ntest)

Hahaha good one 😂

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Zuri Kiser Barnes

Duke fans! LMAO

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Daniel Warren

Glad somebody got this joke, haha!