What language should I learn? Typescript.
This answer is becoming more and more absolute for me.
As I explored some new libraries and patterns this week, it never stops surprising me how extensive is the Typescript ecosystem, and how much can you do with it (TLDR anything 🤯)
Did you know you can create games with Typescript? 👀 I used @excaliburjs with @EffectTS_ to setup a game scene, all Typescript 🔥 Add XState @statelyai as well for next level results 🚀 And it's all just Typescript ✨
This is what I discovered 👇
Always bet on "it's just Typescript"
Typescript runs everywhere: client, server, mobile, desktop, iot.
Result: When a library is pure Typescript, such library can be used everywhere, in any project
Don't be scared, @EffectTS_ is just typescript 💁🏼♂️ That's what makes it great 🔥 It's easy to convert values and functions to Effect, sync, async, error handling, and more 👇🎥
This thought came out as people started considering Effect a "different language".
It's not. It's just Typescript. And that's exactly what makes it so powerful 🔥
Make games with Typescript
If I can use Typescript for anything, how about games? 🤔
Turns out that you can (of course 💁🏼♂️).
I tried a library called excaliburjs.
What's more, since all Typescript libraries can work together, why not use Effect at the same time?
Turns out that you can (of course 💁🏼♂️).
Did you know you can create games with Typescript? 👀 I used @excaliburjs with @EffectTS_ to setup a game scene, all Typescript 🔥 Add XState @statelyai as well for next level results 🚀 And it's all just Typescript ✨
I made games with every tool (Unity, Godot, Flutter, Constructor). Looking forward to try a full game also in Typescript with excaliburjs 🔜
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Actor model: yes you can in Typescript!
Another rabbit hole I explored this week is XState.
Wait, again? Yes.
I have been talking about XState a lot in the past, but it turns out there is still more to discover 👀
Actors in XState v5 are insane 🔥 @statelyai Isolate state machines logic and emit events to interact between them 🔁 👉 `spawn` machines 👉 `emit` events from spawned machine 👉 Subscribe `on` events in root machine
XState v5 makes actor-to-actor messaging a breeze. This allows to implement state machines in isolation and communicate between them by sending events.
XState also allows to access each machine context with ease, everywhere you have an actor 🪄
There is even more 🚀 `useSelector` allows to access the internal context of a spawned actor 🪄 All type safe and performant 🤝
Actors in XState v5 are insane 🔥 @statelyai Isolate state machines logic and emit events to interact between them 🔁 👉 `spawn` machines 👉 `emit` events from spawned machine 👉 Subscribe `on` events in root machine
Did you know that state machines are used extensively in games?
Since it's all "just Typescript", you can use XState with excaliburjs as well 🚀
And much much more
For completeness, here is what you can also explore:
- Desktop apps: Tauri
- Mobile apps: React native
- Local first apps: Dxos
- Web & Server: Bun
- And pretty much any API everywhere provides a Typescript SDK 💁🏼♂️
SQL database queries using @EffectTS_ Connect, read and query your database in just a few lines of code 🔥 All type safe with complete resource management 🪄
There is no doubt that Typescript is a safe bet 🤝
You can then mix and match all the libraries in the ecosystem to build anything, at any scale.
And it's getting better and better 👀
See you next 👋