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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
Michael Cade
Michael Cade

Michael Cade is senior global technologist, Product Strategy at Kasten by Veeam. Based in the U.K. with over 16 years of industry experience, his key focus is on technologies such as cloud native, automation and data management. His role at Kasten is to engage with the community to enable influencers and customers to overcome the challenges of cloud native data management and be successful."