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Javascript is also quite difficult to embed in other applications. So not much has changed, except it's no longer your language of choice.


TypeScript compiles to JavaScript. It means both `tsc` and the TS program can share the same platform today.

With a TSC in Go, it's no longer true. Previously you only had to figure out how to run JS, now you have to figure out both how to manage a native process _and_ run the JS output.

This obviously matters less for situations where you have a clear separation between the build stage and runtime stage. Most people complaining here seem to be talking about environments were compilation is tightly integrated with the execution of the compiled JS.




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