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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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Matt Quinn
Matt Quinn

Matt Quinn is a product leader who’s passionate about building products that people love and solving their problems. With a strong background in consulting and product management, Matthew has delivered for various companies, including Kohl's, Wells Fargo and Publix, and has a proven track record of developing product managers and delivering successful products. At VMware Tanzu Labs, he leads the organization in figuring out how to harness the power of generative AI to deliver valuable software, better, for his clients.