Why Make It Complicated

Syntax Type declaration Coding style Efficiency Variable declaration Programming languages Code simplicity

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Why Make It Complicated

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Ah, the elegant simplicity of String a versus the needlessly verbose let a: String. When TypeScript developers discover they've been writing 5 extra characters for absolutely no reason. It's like paying for premium gas when your car runs perfectly fine on regular. The bottom panel is basically every developer after discovering a more elegant syntax - pointing enthusiastically at efficiency while silently judging their past self for all that wasted typing. Your fingers thank you for their early retirement from unnecessary keystrokes.

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