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> If you think 'this sucks because I don't understand this', chances are it doesn't really suck and you need to either learn more or shut up.

This happens quite often in every facet of our society.

idk i think its good to be like wtf but then have enough people that use it to get you wondering more... then eventually winning you over. You only know in hindsight if it was worth it to you but then we like to justify that it was before we went through it. I think of it like the tech is earning your respect, not the other way around. It helps me sleep at night in believing i'm not a total tool whether its true or not.

> it's also scary to see how strongly people can feel about tech they clearly don't understand

I don't think it's actually that unreasonable to have a gut reaction to yet another language, yet another toolchain, yet more processes to run on your code before it's actually usable. The language has to make its case. And yes, if you don't listen to the case then that's on you.

Typescript wasn’t just another language. It was greatly anticipated by many frontend devs that already worked with typed languages in other environments.

It filled a very obvious niche.