by jcuenod on 2/5/2025, 1:28:18 AM with 2 comments
Am I the only one who wants a better typescript?
Wishlist:
- Get rid of js footguns like == type coercion (and a bunch of legacy cruft, like maybe `switch`)
- The addition of `match` expressions with `Option` and `Result` ADTs
- No more any, null, or undefined
- A great FFI story for js-interop (like ts has)
- Support for JSX
- Compiles to JS (or maybe to JSX in "preserve" mode, which would allow something like the Solidjs compiler to work on it)
I am one of the dozens of people who actually liked Coffeescript. I know about Civet (it's not scratching my itch). I am enjoying using Rescript (couldn't get into Elm), and I've looked at Purescript, Fable... But I think there's something better out there.
Wishlist:
I am one of the dozens of people who actually liked Coffeescript. I know about Civet (it's not scratching my itch). I am enjoying using Rescript (couldn't get into Elm), and I've looked at Purescript, Fable... But I think there's something better out there.