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Same here - it's really quite something. The future is looking good!

That being said, there are currently still some hurdles. Necessity for explicit file-extensions in the imports is definitely the big offender (it's invalid typescript syntax without the allowImportingTsExtensions-flag).

The trend is definitely clear though, most devs want ESM, most devs want types; it's just a matter of time until the ecosystem adapts. I suppose for types to finally land in the browser, TC39 will have to undergo the "progress is one funeral at a time"-principle, which will probably take another while.




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