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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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David Allen
David Allen

David Allen is senior director of developer relations at graph database maker Neo4j. He’s a deeply technical generalist with experience managing teams and driving towards complex goals. When he’s not trying to improve something in a technical fashion, you can usually find David playing guitar or cycling, but even then rather technically. He has a very keen interest in language and culture, and loves finding common ground with other people through travel and music.