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Etsy’s Journey to TypeScript
The creator of SWC [0] is working on a faster compiler alternative in Rust, so there is still hope for a faster compilation speed in the future
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https://github.com/swc-project/swc
IshKebab
on Nov 17, 2021
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SWC doesn't do type checking, which means 99% of the work is just stripped type annotations. That's why it's fast.
moogly
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It will, which is what the grandparent is talking about.
https://github.com/swc-project/swc/issues/571
IshKebab
on Nov 18, 2021
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Ah very neat. Didn't know about that! Though I would be very surprised and impressed if that effort actually succeeds.
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