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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
Gino Dion
Gino Dion

Located in Saint-John, New-Brunswick Canada, Gino Dion is Head of the Nokia’s Innovation Solutions team. In his 25+ years in telecom industry, he has extensively worked with CxOs, heads of Network Operations of Service Providers & MSOs worldwide, and major webscale corporations such as Apple, Meta and Google. Gino has extensive experience in all aspects IP service delivery, low-latency optimizations, advanced innovation R&D, IoT security, service assurance and cloud native technologies. Gino is recognized as a Bell Labs Fellow, and also holds over 15 patents in the telecommunications space, including technology such as video multicast fast channel-changes, WIFI algorithms, and converged wireline & wireless access. Gino complements the leadership teams of Nokia major accounts and primarily focuses on igniting R&D innovation opportunities for Nokia and their customers.