What language are you coming from? If I can do anything to stop you please tell me what that is.

Couldn't tell you much about node.js, but I like Deno. I avoid npm dependencies. Occasionally there's one I need.

TypeScript the language is fine. Almost great, even.

JavaScript the ecosystem is mostly a flaming garbage dump of worms.

You can take measures to lower the pain of being in a toxically incompetent package space devolving faster than you can type commands.