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The saga of the Closure compiler, and why TypeScript won
This post looks at the Closure Compiler, Google's tool from the mid-2000s for adding types to JavaScript. It looks at how its focus on minification led to very different design choices than TypeScript, and how this and a few other factors led to TypeScript becoming the ubiquitous solution for JavaScript + types. The…
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Software EngineeringWeb & Frontend2023
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2023 | The saga of the Closure compiler, and why TypeScript won by Fudgel | 169 | 90 |
