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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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Harpreet Singh
Harpreet Singh

Co-CEO and Founder of Launchable, Harpreet is a seasoned DevOps leader, Harpreet has been building products for developers for the last 15 years. Previously he was GM for Atlassian Bitbucket. Before that VP of Product at CloudBees. At CloudBees he helped create the Jenkins business that scaled to multi-millions in ARR. He has an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MS in CS from the University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering.