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I had no idea you could compose string literal types AND infer variables using interpolation syntax in the context of conditional types. I am salivating at the potential use cases for this...
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescr...
Actually, I wrote a lot of code in TypeScript and I know my SQL but I have absolutely no idea what is going on here.
I know Deno is supposed to be first class TypeScript but under the hood it's still a JavaScript runtime with all the baggage that comes with that.
AssemblyScript is extremely interesting but last time I played with it I concluded it wasn't yet ready for anything serious, or is that no longer the case?
A first class TypeScript runtime with no JS overhead would be a dream come true. I just hope it happens someday, or that other type systems get these amazing features.
Could someone ELI5? Actually, I wrote a lot of code in TypeScript and I know my SQL but I have absolutely no idea what is going on here.
So I'm guessing there's no real practical use case for this, and is a nice flex from the author.
It would be nice if that were made dead clear in the Readme, something like "Why? Because it's fun"
TypeScript is becoming such a compelling language due to its insanely advanced type system (that allows for projects like this) that I now want to use it everywhere. I want it to become the next Python. I know Deno is supposed to be first class TypeScript but under the hood it's still a JavaScript runtime with all the baggage that comes with that. AssemblyScript is extremely interesting but last time I played with it…
I’m impressed/fascinated/horrified by the way it parses a string into a type with a variant of template literal syntax—though it looks like the parsing is probably very fragile. I’m curious why that functionality was added to the language. The end result is actually pretty approachable.
it's a bit fragile only due to my laziness, it could be done properly if this were a serious project.
Could someone ELI5? Actually, I wrote a lot of code in TypeScript and I know my SQL but I have absolutely no idea what is going on here.
As this project demonstrates type systems are far more than just glorified comments. Indeed, they are in fact a rigorous scaffolding that seemingly magically "intuit" the intention of code without having to run it. This project playfully explores the extent of Typescript's particular powers.
TypeScript is becoming such a compelling language due to its insanely advanced type system (that allows for projects like this) that I now want to use it everywhere. I want it to become the next Python. I know Deno is supposed to be first class TypeScript but under the hood it's still a JavaScript runtime with all the baggage that comes with that. AssemblyScript is extremely interesting but last time I played with it…
What do you mean by "no JS overhead"?