JavaScript vs. ProGuard vs. React Spectrum vs. TypeScript Comparison Chart

ProGuard: Open Source Optimizer for Java and Kotlin. ProGuard is the most popular optimizer for Java bytecode. ProGuard also provides minimal protection against reverse engineering by obfuscating the names of classes, fields and methods. ProGuard reduces the download and startup time of Android applications and improves their performance on mobile devices. ProGuard obfuscates Java applications and pre-verifies the processed code for Java Micro Edition and for Java 6 and higher. ProGuard optimizes and obfuscates Java applications for cell phones, Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and other constrained devices. ProGuard fully supports Java and Kotlin applications, enabling developers to take full advantage of these languages’ features without sacrificing performance or security. ProGuard is a command-line tool with an optional graphical user interface. ProGuard is fast: It processes small Android applications and entire runtime libraries in seconds.

TypeScript adds additional syntax to JavaScript to support a tighter integration with your editor. Catch errors early in your editor. TypeScript code converts to JavaScript, which runs anywhere JavaScript runs: In a browser, on Node.js or Deno and in your apps. TypeScript understands JavaScript and uses type inference to give you great tooling without additional code. TypeScript was used by 78% of the 2020 State of JS respondents, with 93% saying they would use it again. The most common kinds of errors that programmers write can be described as type errors: a certain kind of value was used where a different kind of value was expected. This could be due to simple typos, a failure to understand the API surface of a library, incorrect assumptions about runtime behavior, or other errors.