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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
Jerrod Engelberg
Jerrod Engelberg

Jerrod Engelberg became head of Codecov at Sentry after its acquisition of Codecov in 2022. Prior to his role of CEO, he was the former head of venture at FundersClub, helping grow companies from seed to $1B valuations, including Gitlab, Coinbase, Instacart and Flexport. Named as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in 2017, Jerrod graduated from The Wharton School and currently lives in Amsterdam.