Exactly my feelings about it. Being able to specify types, and having the compiler warn me of mistakes is a godsend when comparing it to just writing javascrip

Exactly my feelings about it. Being able to specify types, and having the compiler warn me of mistakes is a godsend when comparing it to just writing javascript. And when valid javascript is valid typescript, it seems odd to not opt to use it when the only addition is a compile step to ensure sanity.