I mean, just the fact that you’re using TS instead of plain JS (and that TS even exists) should tell you that the language has issues…

The completely bizarre implicit type conversions, for one thing.

For something you’re getting paid for, sure. But if you’re contributing in your free time for fun or whatever, presumably you’d prefer to use a language you actually like.

This doesn’t really conflict with the post. They use and appreciate the software, so presumably it’s decent. You can write good software in any language, so it doesn’t prove that the language itself is good. IMO JS is a popular language, not a good language.