IMAO this Type 1 and Type 2 comparison is ridiculous. And in this context Type 2 seems to me being more related to continuous and more pragmatic learning. I have done CS and I can't remember using any of it to make money. Do CS because you love the subject and crave for more knowledge about it. Do the Type 2 stuff if you need a job/money.

One of my favorite interview questions was "What happens when you type a URL into a browser address bar and hit return?" My answer went into opening a TCP connection and DNS lookups because I'm a networking guy. And I've had the fun opportunity to explain to someone that "no, the application is fine. No one can reach it because NASA has a split-DNS monstrosity that is currently broken. Again." And then there was Friday, when I was helping someone get set up in our development environment; she was able to get to the web interface of Gitlab, but not check out a project. I haven't heard back because she had a meeting, but I'm betting it was because she was on the wrong VPN configuration.

The problem with "type 2" stuff is that building a system is easier than debugging the same system, and "it works on my machine" isn't always an appropriate answer.

(But resigning and getting a (hopefully better paying) job before the excrement hits the rotary impeller is always an appropriate answer, I guess.)

I'm doing a medium/large project in Coffeescript 2 and it's totally awesome. Rarely a type related bug and I'm progressing waaay faster than having to deal with TS in my way.

But for anyone enjoying to specify their types in detail, have fun!

wow that’s cool to hear! I read about coffee 2 awhile ago and then heard nothing of it. I used to love coffeescript, arguably more than vanilla js, but forces that be led me to move on.

are you working with a team? if so was it easy to get buy-in?