[sharphall]

I don't totally get this point of view. What if your job involves evaluating things with trade offs?

OP didn't say they disliked TypeScript, just that it might not be the solution for all problems.

[verdverm]

OP has made some questionable statements, that if said on an interview, would be a big red flag for me

> I also can wager that most people don't need type safety enough to ...

I think most of the industry has decided type safety is worth the effort

> For the tin hat owners out there ...

Dawning tinfoil hat ideas is definitely no-go territory in interviews

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There is a difference between evaluating tradeoffs and coming off as a highly opinionated person that will make such discussions more difficult than they need to be

[sharphall]

That's fair I guess. JSDoc over TS for a legacy codebase strikes me as a good decision.