<p>Critics say:</p>
<ul>
<li>Typescript turns javascript into java</li>
<li>Release cycles are frustrating for devs</li>
<li>requires a ton of framework domain knowledge that isn&#39;t useful outside the world of enterprise web apps</li>
<li>requires learning about Rxjs observables for simple http requests</li>
<li>speaks its own language - structural directives, pipes, declarations, modules, injectors, services, view encapsulation, decorators</li>
</ul>
<p>Proponents say</p>
<ul>
<li>Angular CLI comes with many benefits such as pre-configured webpack with tree-shaking, live-reloading, local server, prod build</li>
<li>Typescript as an intrinsic benefit</li>
<li>All-inclusive: routing, http, etc is all included</li>
<li>Ideal for enterprise web apps</li>
</ul>


Critics say:

- Typescript turns javascript into java
- Release cycles are frustrating for devs
- requires a ton of framework domain knowledge that isn't useful outside the world of enterprise web apps
- requires learning about Rxjs observables for simple http requests
- speaks its own language - structural directives, pipes, declarations, modules, injectors, services, view encapsulation, decorators

Proponents say

- Angular CLI comes with many benefits such as pre-configured webpack with tree-shaking, live-reloading, local server, prod build
- Typescript as an intrinsic benefit
- All-inclusive: routing, http, etc is all included
- Ideal for enterprise web apps


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