Why `downlevelIteration` is not on by default?

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After reading the release notes and the article Downlevel Iteration for ES3/ES5 in TypeScript, I believe the answer to this question is that downlevelIteration is disabled because you need to decide (via configuration) how you want TypeScript to handle the compilation of compatibility code (to support older versions of Javascript).

As the more lengthy explanation in the article makes clear, you have to make a decision as to if you want TypeScript to inline necessary helper functions (simple, but can result in larger production bundle size) or if you wish to configure TypeScript to use tslib as a dependency and then make calls to its external methods.

I highly recommend reading Downlevel Iteration for ES3/ES5 in TypeScript for a deeper understanding… and possibly an alternate solution to your initial issue.

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