Civet (https://civet.dev) is probably my favorite one if I want something a bit fancier than Typescript, purely because it shares the same elements that you are as "opt-in" as much as you like, at least in my limited experience. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

And in times of Copilot & others writing become less and less a problem, as code completion works very well. Like this example: https://civet.dev/#everything-is-an-expression. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

If you don't love js/ts maybe you'd like Civet, which transpiles to js/ts and has Astro integration. (No relationship, I've just been looking at it myself.) https://civet.dev. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

FYI https://civet.dev/ looks like a nice alternative for coffescript today. Source: over 1 year ago

That's why I created https://civet.dev as a personal slight against chaptrick. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

It wouldn't take you much time to be frank. Specially if you learn from totaltypescript.com. Source: almost 2 years ago

I learned Javascript first. I remember that Typescript looked so daunting to me at first. It also depends on how you approach it. My first incursion in Typescript was with an online course very poorly given, and I'm sure that's what left the "daunting" mark on me. I wish totaltypescript.com existed back then. Source: almost 2 years ago