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  1. …in reply to @schneidenbach
    @schneidenbach @housecor @_ericelliott 1. "The development tool choice isn’t TypeScript vs native JavaScript and no tooling. It’s between TypeScript and the entire rich ecosystem of JavaScript developer tools." I forget this sometimes, but yeah - dev'ing with plain JS in VS Code is already a pretty great experience.
    1. …in reply to @pepopowitz
      @schneidenbach @housecor @_ericelliott 2. setup, initial training, and ongoing mentorship costs are not insignificant. Something seemingly simple can be like figuring out a types puzzle. 3. the syntax is noisy, and unintuitive, at least for me.
      1. …in reply to @pepopowitz
        @schneidenbach @housecor @_ericelliott I didn't care for all arguments (the TDD one in particular seemed oversold, and I am a TDD fanatic). But it spoke to me in a way that said "yeah....I'm totally feeling this right now, and I've been kind of ignoring those things."