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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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Darwin Sanoy
Darwin Sanoy

Darwin, a senior solutions architect for GitLab, has had a passion for all things Cloud, DevOps and CI/CD during his automation-focussed career. He resides near Philadelphia with his two children and wife. When he’s not out on the trail trying to break his mountain bike, he’s in the garage tuning it.