If you've built large-scale applications in TypeScript, chances are you've used a Dependency Injection (DI) container. As the creator of InversifyJS, I've spent years thinking deeply about inversion of control, decoupling, and how to make enterprise patterns feel natural in TypeScript.
But for all those years, there has been a glaring elephant in the room: our heavy reliance on experimentalDecorators and emitDecoratorMetadata.
These compiler flags have served us well, but they are exactly that—experimental. They tie us to legacy decorator implementations, require specific compiler configurations, and often feel like a magic black box that doesn't perfectly align with modern build pipelines. I've spent a lot of time recently thinking about how we could finally drop these flags entirely while keeping the developer experience pristine.
With the release of TypeScript 7, I'm thrilled to introduce the solution: 🪞 RFLCT.
What is RFLCT?
