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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
Nikki Rouda
Nikki Rouda

Nikki Rouda is vice president of marketing at Replicated. He has deep experience leading enterprise modern apps, containers, big data, analytics and data center infrastructure initiatives. Nikki previously held senior positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloudera, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), Riverbed, and Veritas. Nikki has an MBA from Cambridge's Judge Business School and a ScB in geophysics from Brown University.