How do you feel about TypeScript? (lemmygrad.ml)

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Specifically, do you worry that Microsoft is going to eventually do the Microsoft thing and horribly fuck it up for everyone? I've really grown to appreciate the language itself, but I'm wary of it getting too ingrained at work only to have the rug pulled out from under us when it's become hard to back out.

Edit: not really "pulling the rug", but, you know, doing the Microsoft classic.

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[-] jivemasta@reddthat.com 40 points 1 year ago

Maybe Im reading the vibe wrong but to me, it seems like when it comes to the programmer/sysadmin/poweruser side of Microsoft, they seem pretty good in terms of not being total shit. Their "normie" facing side though seems hella shady though. Things like ads in windows, the speculated subscription model for windows, office 365, one drive spam.

For example, things like vscode, WSL, winget, power tools, the new console app, powershell, typescript, opening up .net to native cross platform. All these things are pretty sweet and seem like something they wouldn't be interested in doing.

It almost feels like there are two Microsofts right now and they are at odds with each other. So yeah, I guess enjoy it while it lasts, but always be ready to drop them like a sack of potatoes.

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 6 points 1 year ago

Github has been kinda getting weird lately. They added a "for you" feed, ads for copilot, and the front page is super middle-managery.

[-] bnjmn@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Idk, I actually kind of like the "for you" feed. I've discovered some interesting projects on there that I wouldn't have otherwise

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I dont think it has any place on a developer tool/workplace platform. Algorithmic feeds are the first step towards enshittification. If they had a "trending repos" page, it'd be fine, but they're hijacking people's work flows to show (potential) ads.

[-] bnjmn@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I get that. I'm on sabbatical RN, so my GitHub usage is purely personal. Having your work feed hijacked is a different story altogether

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