TS's type system is fun but a part of me always wonders how much faster TS's compiler would be if it was written in a compiled language (assuming "good implementation", which is a big assumption!)
Wonder no more: https://github.com/dudykr/stc
Written in Rust by the (lead?) dev of SWC
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SWC (speedy web compiler) compiles TS to JS
STC (speedy type checker) checks TS types