I think that it's of some value for libraries... the definitions file(s) for use with VS Code are really nice, even when using plain JS in your end project.
Inside some projects, it may or may not provide value, as TFA mentions, there's no io checks to/from APIs. Beyond this, it doesn't negate the need for testing and coverage. In some scenarios, type complexity can be a lot of effort for very little gain.
Aside: I've been looking at some of the GraphQL libraries with great interest... though I'm unsure of pieces of authentication and updates, it's definitely a nice approach to certain types of data and workflows and does (optionally depending on library) do type checking against definitions.
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