Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

Maybe this means I don't always have to install esbuild to strip types - very excited how this will make writing scripts in TypeScript that much easier to use. I lately have been prefering Python for one off scripts, but I do think personally TypeScript > Python wrt types. And larger scripts really benefit from types especially when looking at them again after a few months.

Re: Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

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Post by deanc » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 3:58 AM UTC

So how does this work in practice? Does it strip types and yolo trying to run or will it spit out type errors?

Re: Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

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Post by ofirg » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 3:59 AM UTC

support for typescript as long as you are only using it for type checking, not if you are also using features that are not supported in the javascript version you are targeting.

Re: Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

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Post by Klaster_1 » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 3:59 AM UTC

me_vinayakakv wrote: post #2

Nice to see Node.js getting parity on this with Deno and Bun

This reminds me of io.js situation, where in the end major fork changes were incorporated into Node. This is why I am comfortable staying with Node and npm for my projects - the features will eventually trickle down anyway.

Re: Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

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Post by theflyinghorse » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 4:00 AM UTC

me_vinayakakv wrote: post #2

Nice to see Node.js getting parity on this with Deno and Bun

On the topic of typescript - yes. However Bun has a lot more tools baked in than Node does at (bun test for instance). Would be real nice to see Node start adopting more ideas from Bun and others.

Re: Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

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Post by samtheprogram » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 4:02 AM UTC

Bun’s DX is pretty unprecedented in this space, and most of my use cases are now covered / not causing Bun to crash (when actually using run-scripts with `bun run`).

Meanwhile, I can’t configure node to not require extensions on import, nor have tsc configured to automatically add .js extensions to its compiled output, without adding on a bundler… although native TypeScript support would remedy this nit quite a bit, I can’t imagine the user experience (or performance) to match Bun’s when it reaches stable.

Re: Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript

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Post by yamumsahoe » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 4:04 AM UTC

rockwotj wrote: post #4

My favorite deno feature is coming to node directly. Awesome! Maybe this means I don't always have to install esbuild to strip types - very excited how this will make writing scripts in TypeScript that much easier to use. I lately have been prefering Python for one off scripts, but I do think personally TypeScript > Python wrt types. And larger scripts really benefit from types especially when looking at them again a…

correction: the only deno future that i want