JavaScript is a cool language. (Yes, you are cool too, TypeScript.) I've used JavaScript a lot. (Yes, TypeScript, I've used you a lot as well.)

JavaScript has a strange design on the expression level, but by ignoring those bits, the language is usable enough. (Yes, TypeScript, you have the same strange design but you give more compile-time errors to stop devs from blundering into some of it.)

What's especially cool is that JavaScript has two of everything. (Yes, TypeScript, you have two of everything too!)

• undefined and null.
• == and ===.
• function and arrow functions (=>).
• const and let. Fun fact: const variables aren't immutable, you just can't rebind them.
• var versus those new ones, const and let. Okay, maybe that's three ways to declare a variable, but we're not going to let it ruin a good post.
• for loops and forEach.
• for of and for in. Just don't use for in anymore.
• require() and import.
• named and default exports. export vs `export default
• named and default imports too! import {thing} vs import thing.
• await and then() for async! (and callbacks, but again we're not letting that ruin a good post)
• classes and prototypes.
• arguments and ... for when you want to pass variable arguments to a function.
• test() and it() to declare tests in Jest.
• npm and yarn (and all the other ones, okay...)
• object and Map. For when you need a hash table.
• Boolean and "boolean". They're different! If you get the type of a boolean you get '"boolean"', not '"Boolean"'.
• true and false. Wait.
• String and "string", Object and "object", String and "string". (Yes, TypeScript, you make the lowercase ones into proper static types. But you can use the uppercase ones as static types too. But you shouldn't.)
• XMLHTTPRequest and fetch for when you want to talk to a server.
• (Yes, TypeScript, you have type and interface and JavaScript doesn't. Well done!)
• JavaScript even has two names! JavaScript and ECMAScript.
• Unlike most programming languages, the name consists of two words. Java, and Script. (Yes, TypeScript, you have two words in your name too.)

JavaScript, if you need two ways to do it!

Yes, TypeScript, you too.