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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
Moshe Bar
Moshe Bar

Moshe Bar is a serial entrepreneur. He was previously co-founder of Qumranet (sold to Red Hat) which created the industry standard KVM hypervisor, which today powers nearly all cloud offerings. He also co-founded software company XenSource, the makers of the Xen hypervisor (sold to Citrix). He also co-founded TA Capital, a leading cross-atlantic technology investment firm. Moshe is the CEO of Codenotary, the world leader in software supply chain security and serves as a board member of Tinaba Bank SpA, Graylog Inc, ePrice SpA, Quandoo AG, Cascade Partners LP and Optigrowth Sarl.