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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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Caitlin Croft
Caitlin Croft

Caitlin Croft is the senior manager of Customer and Community Marketing at InfluxData. She is passionate about working with customers, discovering how they're using InfluxDB and sharing these stories. Prior to joining InfluxData, she worked at various tech companies including Hitachi Vantara, Pentaho and AppDynamics. Caitlin lives in San Francisco and in her free time enjoys traveling, reading and trying new restaurants.