Today we talk with Matt Pocock, who comes from Oxfordshire, England. As a big fan of TypeScript and maintainer of the Xstate library, we discuss the benefits and downsides of TypeScript. As the discussion gets a bit heated, we debate the true value of TypeScript, and where it holds value to the programming community. Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Advanced TypeScript - Become a TS Wizard TypeScript Error Translator Podcast Hosting and Analytics - Welcome to Fireside! Transistor - podcast hosting for creatives, brands, professionals Stately - Visualize your application logic Matt Pocock - YouTube Twitter: @mattpocockuk Picks AJ- dotGo 2015 - Rob Pike - Simplicity is Complicated AJ- GothamGo 2018 - Things in Go I Never Use by Mat Ryer AJ- GopherCon 2019: Mat Ryer - How I Write HTTP Web Services after Eight Years AJ- Plain Text - Dylan Beattie - NDC Oslo 2021 AJ - coolaj86 on Twitch Charles- Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game - Dark City Charles - Conferences |...