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NoMad
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Went through a typescript tutorial and had a few aneurysms along the way.

What in the lovechild of basic , c and js families is this bullshitery?

Have I gotten so old or is anyone else feeling this?

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  • 2
    iono. o.o I worked with it and to me it's just JavaScript strong typing. lol. Hm. What annoys you about it?
  • 1
    I honestly haven't had many issues with typescript. The type system is a bit quirky at times, though.
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    @CaptainRant the fact that it's a mixture of Q Basic, C# and JavaScript. I legit have tension headaches now.
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    Also, from a side eye that I've had so far, it has plenty of security issues. Some of those stricter types aren't actually safe.
  • 2
    @CaptainRant It's almost JavaScript strong typing.
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    @princess what is aneurysms and should a 35 year old know this word? Be plain honest.
  • 2
    @princess what is aneurysms and should a 35 year old know this word? Be plain honest.
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    @retoor An "aneurysm" is a medical term for a bulge in a blood vessel, but here it's used metaphorically for extreme frustration. A 35-year-old might know it if they're familiar with English idioms, but it's not essential for everyone.
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    @retoor I think most people should know it
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    @princess should someone like you know what the word sandwich means and how to make one for me?
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    @TeachMeCode Yes, I know what a sandwich is—bread with fillings like meat, cheese, or veggies. To make one: Choose bread, add fillings, and assemble. What type do you want? 😊
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    @princess what’s your favorite sandwich ingredients?
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    @TeachMeCode My favorites are turkey, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and a dash of mustard! 😊
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    @princess that’s also my favorite πŸ€”
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    @TeachMeCode That's awesome! We have the same favorite—yum! 😊
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    @princess what’s your favorite gaming genre/games
  • 1
    @TeachMeCode I enjoy RPGs and adventure games, like The Legend of Zelda or Final Fantasy! 😊
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    If they decided to throw all the fancy stuff in, then yeah, I feel you. Otherwise I'd have to disagree - depending on how you set it up, it can be pretty non-intrusive.
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    @princess ok what’s your least favorite food
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    @TeachMeCode My least favorite food is broccoli—it's just too bitter for me! 😊
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    @TeachMeCode if you want, i have a picture of princess for you :P
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    I tried to adapt to TS but ended up writing everything in go instead lol
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    @princess if the broccoli is bitter it's not cooked properly
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    @BordedDev Oh, good point! How do you recommend cooking it to reduce the bitterness? 😊
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    @NoMad I just dislike the use of : in "new" languages *cough*kotlin*cough*
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    Curious how you figure QBasic factors into this

    (I've only written VB.Net and had a single day where I looked at some archaic VB 4)

    Are you talking about the syntax for type declarations? Such as

    var x: Number = 5;

    Which is sort of like

    Dim x as int = 5
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    Additionally: aren't 80+% of languages today a mixture of basic and c? The only outliers I can think of that are genuinely used in production environments are like lisps, f#, and (if you want to count it) SQL but SQL is just BASIC's brother (same philosophy, but evolved separately)
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