Creating a CLI application with TypeScript – what sounds like a crazy idea at first, in practice offers advantages over classic bash scripts.

Rene Yibowei

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TypeScript, traditionally used for web development, is increasingly being adopted for CLI applications thanks to its platform independence, extensive standard library, and familiar syntax. Node.js, along with packages like tsx and ts-node, facilitates easy execution of TypeScript scripts. This creates a more unified development environment, allowing developers to avoid switching between languages like Bash and PowerShell, especially useful in larger software projects.

TypeScript conquers the command line: The end of Bash?

It’s hardly the end of Bash :D JavaScript / TypeScript devs aren’t the only ones out there

Even python, which is installed by default on almost all Linux systems, hasn’t killed bash, so TS is a long shot…

tsx + zx is a very good combination

If this runs node on the terminal; no thanks. Even with deno or bun I still would avoid js/ts on the terminal as much as possible.
Opinion aside, the extent of the effort to put JS everywhere it impressive.