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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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Claire Cadman
Claire Cadman

Claire is part of the technical publications team at Puppet, which creates and maintains the Puppet product documentation. She is currently responsible for Windows related content. After a few years of studying and working abroad, Claire is now back where she grew up in London, and based out the Puppet office there. In her free time, she enjoys trying the many restaurants in London, hiking and travelling.