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Scarbutt
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How we failed, then succeeded, at migrating to Typ...
Yes, we were adding TypeScript code, but we were adding CoffeeScript at a faster rate
So the devs were able to iterate faster with CS than with TS?
breakingcups
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Another interpretation would be that a majority still picked Coffeescript out of familiarity and interop issues in their specific codebase. Iteration speed could be comparable or better in Typescript too, we don't know.
karthikshan
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Often the reason is as simple as "This file I'm adding to is in coffeescript and I don't want to convert it right now"
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So the devs were able to iterate faster with CS than with TS?