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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
Roger Strukhof
Roger Strukhof

Roger is user stories manager for the Cloud Foundry Foundation. He is also conference chair of Cloud Expo (New York and Santa Clara). Previously he served as director of research for Altoros and director of global publications for TIBCO Software. He once earned a meager living as an orchestral trumpet player.