Observations

JavaScript is a dominant language for building web applications. I’ve been using it for a very long time. However, in my opinion, it just doesn’t cut it any more. Luckily, there are some compelling alternatives. JavaScript: A Dominant Yet Flawed Language JavaScript offers a quick and cheap solution for building web applications in the short term. However, in the long run, its design quirks and inherent flaws will work against its users....

Being a big proponent of TypeScript, I keep noticing that this language inherits all the flaws of JavaScript. However, it does not mean we have no choice. The problem Consider a function that turns an object representing a URL into a string: type UrlRecord = { protocol: string; host: string[]; } function urlToString(urlRecord: UrlRecord): string { const { protocol, host } = urlRecord; return `${protocol}://${host.join('.')}`; } This code snippet looks innocent and pretty solid....