> The only thing I'm jealous of with regards to python is how seamlessly you can do JSON schema enforcement on HTTP endpoints.

Yes, it is much easier in Python because type annotations are reflected at runtime.

I think Typescript is a perfectly cromulent language. I don't know it well but would seriously consider it for any problem that had a shape that admitted a dynamic language. There's a lot to be said for using dynamic languages, too!

express-zod-api works well for me https://github.com/RobinTail/express-zod-api I'd say about as well as anything Python

Check out Perry the TypeScript compiler to native code