Using modern decorators in TypeScript

TypeScript has emerged as the fastest-growing programming language, partly due to its enhancements over JavaScript, such as type-checking and enums. A significant development is the introduction of decorators in TypeScript 5.0, which aligns with ECMAScript standards and enhances functionality by offering better ergonomics and type safety. The new decorators no longer require a compiler flag and allow for customization through decorator factories. While the modern implementation improves ease of use and safety, it lacks features like decorating method parameters and emitting decorator metadata. Developers are encouraged to refactor existing decorators to leverage the new API. Although this transition may be challenging for advanced use cases, it promises long-term benefits by reducing dependency on external libraries. However, the adoption of these changes within the community may take time.