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Not a Bug but a Feature: Examining Trade-offs in TypeScript Language Design

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TalkinRussianat HolyJS 2022 Spring · 2022-06-08..06-23· [typescript]

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name:Andrey Starovoyt
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video:https://youtu.be/xJOfPTJb_DU
slides:none on file

summary

Talk analyzes trade-offs in TypeScript’s language design, examining features like structural typing and other commonly-complained-about aspects. It explains why certain conveniences are missing or delayed by tracing the practical and historical reasons language designers accepted those compromises.

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chapters (8)

  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 2:06Motivation
  3. 5:40Structural vs nominal typing
  4. 12:45Branded types
  5. 26:42Parameter type choices
  6. 42:26Optional type arguments
  7. 54:29History of Partial
  8. 1:01:42Summary & Q&A

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