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TypeScript as optional dependency?
See original GitHub issueThe additions in 0.27.0 are wonderful for my TypeScript projects; I’m so excited! However, adding an unconditional dependency to the TypeScript compiler was surprising, and ballooned the node_modules of many of my non-TypeScript projects quite considerably while upgrading. Is there any room for us to, say, use a peer or optional dependency instead?
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Except if you have metered Internet, throttled Internet, high-latency Internet, CI with throttled Internet… the list goes on.
And, again, a trade-off can be made by the individual, and would likely make sense if the dependency was even used! But it’s not!
Why is it a problem?
XO has always favored developer convenience over size. XO bundles lots of things to make devs more productive and ensure high-quality code.
It also looks like TypeScript will soon fix the large package size: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/27891#issuecomment-580912889