Is it possible to use ES5 JavaScript with Angular 2 instead of TypeScript?

Question

Is it needed to learn TypeScript for Angular 2?

Can Angular 2 be used with plain JavaScript ?

Edit: I\'ve seen that the languages used as ES6, ES7, Dart comp

Answer 1

@jordiburgos Is it needed to learn TypeScript for Angular 2? It is the recommended language by the angular team, and i can say from personal experience, that using es5 in a medium to large projects can be very hard to maintain over time because of its lack of key features like typing, classes and inheritance.

Can Angular 2 be used with plain JavaScript ? Yes, and you have some good examples above. Consider it carefully, go and review a comparisons like this one: https://johnpapa.net/es5-es2015-typescript/