Comment by eropple

> If you are creating a different kind of application and therefore don't need the DOM or other browser things then why JS at all?

Because I like TypeScript and don't like Lua.

JavaScript, I don't like. It's in the same bucket to me as Python, Ruby, and Lua - things I might have to use sometimes but I'm holding my nose. But TypeScript? I like TypeScript and want to use it more.