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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
Jerry Lee
Jerry Lee

Jerry Lee is head of product at NexClipper. He has more than 25 years of experience as an executive for startups and Fortune 500 companies, leading digital transformation and global operations in private and public clouds. He has been with IBM, Accenture, T-Mobile, Korea Telecom, DZS and Forever21.