mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-sdk-js

First party types

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Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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Description

It's 2024, and this project still expects users to trust the community maintained types, taking on the risk of type drifting from the official repo. Mapbox has revenue of many, many million dollars, and yet this remains the case. why?

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, entry points, or acceptance criteria are named. Start by reviewing how this JavaScript SDK currently obtains or publishes its types and compare that with the official repository's available type information. Done would require an agreed first-party type source and a defined way to keep it aligned with the SDK.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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