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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
Dan Neault
Dan Neault

Dan Neault is senior vice president and general manager of Data Security at Imperva. He is an accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of experience. He helped build and grow some of the most recognizable technology companies in the world as a senior leader at Microsoft, AWS, NetApp, and Samsung, and later as founding CEO of Stellus Technologies. At Imperva, Dan helps customers solve complex data security challenges, bringing new data-centric security products and solutions to market for protecting, managing and using data.