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Will JavaScript type annotations kill TypeScript?
The creators of Svelte and Turbo 8 both dropped TS recently saying that "it's not worth it".
Yes: If JavaScript gets type annotations then there's no reason for TypeScript to exist.
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No: TypeScript remains the best language for structuring large enterprise applications.
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TBD: The existing user base and its corpensource owner means that TypeScript isn’t likely to reach EOL without a putting up a fight.
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I hope they both die. I mean, if you really need strong types in the browser then you could leverage WASM and use a real programming language.
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I don’t know and I don’t care.
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AUTHOR PROFILE
Byron McNaught
Byron McNaught

Byron McNaught is a senior solutions marketing manager at F5. He holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science and started his career in Telecom Corridor. In 2010 he embarked on his life-changing journey with F5. Since then, Byron has moved across F5 in a variety of roles, including customer support, sales engineering, competitive analysis and product marketing for both the Application Delivery and Security businesses.