What is JSDoc and why you may not need typescript for your next project?

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  • turbo

    The speed of a single-page web application without having to write any JavaScript (by hotwired)

  • Turbo 8 remove typescript without using JSDOC

  • typescript-language-server

    TypeScript & JavaScript Language Server

  • Besides the features TypeScript itself proposed, the most important thing it brought to the community was the ability to create cool features around this compiler that enhance the developer experience and productivity. Tools like tsserver, pretty ts errors, and many others are actively improving the ecosystem for both JavaScript and TypeScript writers.

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    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • YARD

    YARD is a Ruby Documentation tool. The Y stands for "Yay!"

  • JSDOC is a predefined method of documenting code for javascript ecosystem created in 1999 that works similar to libraries for other languages such as: Javadoc for java, YARD for ruby, etc..

  • pretty-ts-errors

    🔵 Make TypeScript errors prettier and human-readable in VSCode 🎀

  • Besides the features TypeScript itself proposed, the most important thing it brought to the community was the ability to create cool features around this compiler that enhance the developer experience and productivity. Tools like tsserver, pretty ts errors, and many others are actively improving the ecosystem for both JavaScript and TypeScript writers.

  • swc

    Rust-based platform for the Web

  • SWC

  • type-challenges

    Collection of TypeScript type challenges with online judge

  • For those who want to improve their type level skills, I highly recommend this repository for learning by doing: https://github.com/type-challenges/type-challenges.

  • parcel

    The zero configuration build tool for the web. 📦🚀

  • Parcel

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • JSDoc

    An API documentation generator for JavaScript.

  • There is a lot of specific symbols presented on the JSDOC specification that can be found here: https://jsdoc.app

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