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Is JSDoc Better than TypeScript?
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…
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