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Here are two versions of some example code I've recently been working on.<\/p>\n\n

One has types and uses TypeScript, the other is JavaScript and has no types.<\/p>\n\n

Which do you prefer and why?<\/p>\n\n

TypeScript (with types)<\/h2>\n\n
add(...numbers: number[]): number {\n  return numbers.reduce((a: number, b: number) => a + b, 0);\n}\n\nsubtract(...numbers: number[]): number {\n  let total = numbers[0];\n\n  for (var i = 1, length = numbers.length; i < length; i++) {\n    total -= numbers[i];\n  }\n  return total;\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

JavaScript (no types)<\/h2>\n\n
add(...numbers){\n  return numbers.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);\n}\n\nsubtract(...numbers) {\n  let total = numbers[0];\n\n  for (var i = 1, length = numbers.length; i < length; i++) {\n    total -= numbers[i];\n  }\n\n  return total;\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n        ",
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Here are two versions of some example code I've recently been working on.<\/p>\n\n

One has types and uses TypeScript, the other is JavaScript and has no types.<\/p>\n\n

Which do you prefer and why?<\/p>\n\n

TypeScript (with types)<\/h2>\n\n
add(...numbers: number[]): number {\n  return numbers.reduce((a: number, b: number) => a + b, 0);\n}\n\nsubtract(...numbers: number[]): number {\n  let total = numbers[0];\n\n  for (var i = 1, length = numbers.length; i < length; i++) {\n    total -= numbers[i];\n  }\n  return total;\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

JavaScript (no types)<\/h2>\n\n
add(...numbers){\n  return numbers.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);\n}\n\nsubtract(...numbers) {\n  let total = numbers[0];\n\n  for (var i = 1, length = numbers.length; i < length; i++) {\n    total -= numbers[i];\n  }\n\n  return total;\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n        ",
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