JSDoc is TypeScript
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- #Web Development
- #JSDoc
- #TypeScript
- JSDoc is TypeScript, offering static typing benefits without a build step.
- TypeScript originated as a tool to improve JavaScript development, evolving into the IntelliSense engine used in many editors.
- JSDoc comments are interpreted by the TypeScript language service, allowing for similar functionality to .ts files.
- Rich Harris clarified that Svelte's move to JSDoc was not anti-TypeScript but a commitment to TypeScript in a different form.
- JSDoc allows for most TypeScript features, though some like generics are clunkier, potentially encouraging better practices.
- Developers using JSDoc can navigate to actual code instead of type declaration files, enhancing the development experience.
- TypeScript tooling, including type generation from schemas, can be adapted for JSDoc projects.
- TypeScript's documentation is often found in its changelog, requiring expertise to navigate.