The amount of koolaid around TypeScript is really something
I agree. It's so weird to me that a developer would choose to write 30-40% more code than necessary. I love the simplicity of NodeJS/Javacript itself.
Plus, there's the fact that TypeScript is developed, owned, and maintained by Microsoft.
Look into their 3 E's campaign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguis...
and we see it in action-- Here's an example.
Terraform CDK [1] -- It offers TypeScript as a language, but not NodeJS. Huh. That's puzzling. I wonder if Microsoft funds the project and requested it to prioritize TypeScript over NodeJS.
Additionally, in March 2020, Microsoft purchased npm.
I am saddened to see Microsoft moving into a position of control & domination in the Javascript/NodeJS ecosystem.