alt Hacker NewsSupport for generics is limited in JSDoc compared to TypeScript, especially when arrow function is involved. Things that work fine in TypeScript trigger errors even though they are syntactically the same.
Support for generics is limited in JSDoc compared to TypeScript, especially when arrow function is involved. Things that work fine in TypeScript trigger errors even though they are syntactically the same.
Because AirBnB's ESLint config has been burned into my brain I almost only use arrow functions. I also use generics extremely often. It's definitely a little more clunky but I haven't run into anything you can do in TypeScript that you can't do in JSDoc.
JSDoc also allows you to type stuff in-line. For example I often have to type an empty array like so:
If you have a tangible example of a problem you've run into, I'd love to walk through it.