TypeScript vs JavaScript: Which Is Better?

Elena Petelko
EXISTEK
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2 min readJul 26, 2021

TypeScript vs JavaScript: which is better? Why is TypeScript becoming more popular, and will it replace the most popular programming language — JavaScript? In the article, we’ll look into these technologies and figure out their pros and cons in order to name the best candidate for web development.

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List of the Content

  • What is JavaScript
  • What is TypeScript
  • TypeScript vs JavaScript: which is better
  • Our experience with TypeScript
  • TypeScript vs JavaScript: development cost
  • In conclusion

Typescript appeared in 2012 as a solution to the problems that might occur in JavaScript development. The code architecture in JS is rather complex, which makes it difficult to support if we’re speaking about large projects. Besides, it got only more complicated when developers started coding the backend with this language. Server-side is more tangled than frontend a priori, and with JS in its basis, it becomes even more challenging to maintain.

So, will Typescript become the new JavaScript? First, it’s necessary to compare these languages and find their differences and similarities in order to decide who wins in the Typescript vs. JavaScript competition.

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