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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
Nimrod Vered
Nimrod Vered

As CTO of Uplevel, Nimrod Vered carries significant product development experience, people analytics insights, and a passion for modernizing engineering leadership. Prior to Uplevel, he was with Zipwhip as Chief Engineering Officer who accelerated the expansion of the engineering organization through its $850 million acquisition by Twilio. He has held roles at Microsoft, Cisco, and Check Point, across which Nimrod holds several patents for innovations developed. With a passion for people analytics, he was integral in Microsoft’s acquisition of VoloMetrix as VP of engineering and helped build the SaaS offering that eventually became Microsoft’s MyAnalytics and Workplace Analytics.