Is JSDoc Better than TypeScript? - a podcast by Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

from 2023-06-07T10:00

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In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott use the fact that Svelte is being converted from TypeScript to JavaScript with JSDoc to talk about the benefits of working that way, why they are doing it, and what you can do with JSDoc that TypeScript alone doesn’t let you do.

Show Notes

00:10 Welcome
01:12 Roof update
02:15 TypeScript haters need not apply
03:17 What is JSDoc?
04:27 What is our history with JSDoc?
06:37 Why is Svelte moving to JSDoc?
08:11 Why is JSDoc better than TypeScript?
12:31 You can type things you can’t in TypeScript
16:37 Param, Function and returns Descriptions
21:32 Spoiler - it’s still TypeScript
33:23 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××
Get Started With TypeScript the Easy Way
TypeScript without TypeScript – JSDoc superpowers
TypeScript: Documentation - JSDoc Reference
Dev Vlog: April 2023 - TypeScript vs JSDoc, Transitions API, Dominic Gannaway joins Svelte team
Svelte repo is finally being converted from Typescript to Javascript with JSDoc
If you are on a JS project and are missing the TypeScript hinting in your editor, you can still type your code with JSDoc syntax comments and VS Code will detect and use it!
Sprinkle in a little JSDoc on top of your TypeScript when needed - helpful to adding descriptions to returned values, or marking things as deprecated
TypeScript to JSDoc

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