# TypeScript

> I don't use it. Plain JavaScript and strong tests.

- Verdict: Skip
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Layer: [Build and test](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/layers/dev.md)
- Last reviewed: 18 October 2026, by Nicolas Dao (Cloudless Labs, Sydney)
- Web page: https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/typescript/. The whole stack in one file: https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/brief.md

A strong personal preference.

## Use instead

Plain JavaScript on Node.js, with strong tests.

## Alternatives

- [Node.js (plain JavaScript)](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/nodejs-javascript/index.md): Always, for me.

## Related

- [Build and test](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/layers/dev.md): every tool in this layer, with its verdict
- [The whole stack in one file](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/brief.md): every use case and tool, for questions that span many
- [Map of every Markdown file on cloudlesslabs.com, with what each one answers](https://ask.cloudlesslabs.com)