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title: "Alex Kates (@thealexkates) | Hashnode"
description: "Founding Engineer @ Croissant. Read the latest articles by Alex Kates on Hashnode."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@thealexkates"
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@thealexkates

# Alex Kates

@thealexkates · Philadelphia, PA · Joined August 2021

Founding Engineer @ Croissant

[Website](https://alexkates.dev/)

## Comments

[What an honor. These submissions were so good. Congrats everyone that participated!](https://hashnode.com/posts/hashnode-apis-hackathon-winners-announced/65cb088eb4de4e01c573d4c2/comment/65cb474b72dc1d716ecf67a0)

Comment · Article · Feb 13, 2024 · [Hashnode APIs Hackathon Winners Announced](https://hashnode.com/posts/hashnode-apis-hackathon-winners-announced/65cb088eb4de4e01c573d4c2)

[ty for flagging that! fixed](https://hashnode.com/posts/introducing-hashnode-next/65bcc8e1311104915a082784/comment/65bd44fea58849368c6e910d#reply-65bd56e75eedc762460cc7d5)

Reply · Article · Feb 2, 2024 · [Introducing Hashnode Next](https://hashnode.com/posts/introducing-hashnode-next/65bcc8e1311104915a082784)

[That's exactly what I have, and it's worked pretty well. If I was buying one today though, I'd double the memory. I found it can start to crawl when I have both emulators, a Next.js app, and a couple other apps like slack, dbeaver, linear, etc all running.](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568/comment/654c16f23880f1fc0fdb6068#reply-654fb734d03f881958ba5cb8)

Reply · Article · Nov 11, 2023 · [MacBook Pro M1 Developer Setup 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568)

[Neil Douglas I respectfully disagree. This isn't a religious take, but a practical guide for choosing between JavaScript and TypeScript in 2023. It's a persuasive article, not just personal preference. While "use the tool that makes you happy" sounds good, it's not practical in a professional setting with real financial stakes. Why not write an article sharing your own perspective?](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c/comment/6508701ee255c509bc315a80#reply-650978d35530bf0e3824185d)

Reply · Article · Sep 19, 2023 · [Yes, You Should Use TypeScript](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c)

[Thanks for your comment, Neil. I feel like I presented a fair argument for why someone should use TypeScript in 2023. Do you have an argument for why someone should pick JavaScript instead? I only used the word "need" once in the summary, and I may edit that out because I don't want to be dogmatic about it. This has just been my experience.](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c/comment/6508701ee255c509bc315a80#reply-6508b3bbe255c509bc316128)

Reply · Article · Sep 18, 2023 · [Yes, You Should Use TypeScript](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c)

[Yeaa I tried to stay objective and speak to my experience. Hopefully that comes through.](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c/comment/650344ab770802e8a4adc9e4#reply-65037c752664c8e904de043e)

Reply · Article · Sep 14, 2023 · [Yes, You Should Use TypeScript](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c)

[Thanks for the rec! Bun 1.0 recently released so I think I'm switching to that very soon](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568/comment/6502f412fb3b16e3da3d099f#reply-6502f5e8fb3b16e3da3d09f0)

Reply · Article · Sep 14, 2023 · [MacBook Pro M1 Developer Setup 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/macbook-pro-m1-developer-setup-2022/627fbc920094f2f13f514568)

[💯💯💯](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c/comment/64fcb8ebb18110bbefd6de03#reply-64fcb90bb18110bbefd6de09)

Reply · Article · Sep 9, 2023 · [Yes, You Should Use TypeScript](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c)

[Thanks Shad! Appreciate ya 🙏](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c/comment/64fc8f62b18110bbefd6daff#reply-64fc9389b18110bbefd6db7a)

Reply · Article · Sep 9, 2023 · [Yes, You Should Use TypeScript](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c)

[Same. I have some legacy JS repos as well, but I can't imagine starting a new project in 2023 without a Turborepo powered TS monorepo](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c/comment/64faf7aff89c87b3525f71a5#reply-64faf8058b05f2b3821c05cf)

Reply · Article · Sep 8, 2023 · [Yes, You Should Use TypeScript](https://hashnode.com/posts/yes-you-should-use-typescript/64fa286e089fe78e5050d06c)