Refactor with typescript

[krooq]

Typescript is fantastic for managing the increasing the complexity of a project which I would argue is borderline with Neataptics current implementation. Synaptic uses it and already has declaration file @types/synaptic, so modifying such a file to work with Neataptic shouldn't be to difficult. I'm no expert on typescript so it'll be a while before I know enough to attempt an implementation.

[wagenaartje]

I'm also no expert on TypeScript :(. I did some quick browsing and it seems quite useful for projects like this. The only thing i'm kind of afraid of is that it compiles to regular JavaScript. This means that current code might be changed to be less efficient. But if someone could explain why TypeScript is better than plain JavaScript in some simple words in this thread, it would be great :)

[AlexisTM]

• Types checking (fewer bugs)
• Many of TS features became a part ECMA specification

Speed comparison: http://incaseofstairs.com/six-speed/

[aaronshaf]

Another good option is Flow: https://flow.org/

[krooq]

Typescript adds a layer of compile level type checking. This means as @AlexisTM said, less bugs, it also gives you other improvements to scale-ability e.g. refactoring capabilities.

[AlexisTM]

What is the difference between Typescript and Flow?

https://jan.varwig.org/2017/02/15/flow-vs-typescript.html

https://github.com/niieani/typescript-vs-flowtype

[talvasconcelos]

I'm a plain JS fan too.

[ali-habibzadeh]

+1 for adding .d.ts to this framework. We need types! :)