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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
Dustin Lehr
Dustin Lehr

Dustin Lehr is the Director of Application Security at Fivetran, the leader in modern data integration. Dustin is also the co-founder of Katilyst Security, a passion project focused on helping companies create security culture through security champion programs. He has also authored The Security Champion Program Success Guide and runs the open discussion meetup “Let’s Talk Software Security.” Prior to Fivetran, Dustin was the head of Application Security at Staples.