JavaScript vs TypeScript: What to Choose

Mahipal Nehra
2 min readApr 24, 2024

JavaScript vs TypeScript. Choosing the right programming language for web development is pivotal to its success. While JavaScript has been in the market for a long time, TypeScript has emerged as an advanced feature-rich alternative to JS.

If you are also wondering whether to opt for JavaScript or TypeScript language for your next project, then with this blog we intend to help you out. Here we will share almost every basic to a bit refined angle of both programming technologies.

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JavaScript & TypeScript Market Statistics

According to the survey conducted by Stack Overflow in 2023 where 67,053 responses were received from professional developers, JavaScript is the most admired language followed by HTML/CSS, SQL, Python, and TypeScript.

The survey results also reveal that 71.70% of professionals admire TypeScript, while JavaScript is admired by 57.83%.

Given the above data, it won’t be wrong to say that TypeScript is gradually gaining attention, making it even more important to understand its significance, differences, pros, and cons from JavaScript, allowing you to make an informed decision.

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Mahipal Nehra

Working in a leading outsourcing Java development company