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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
Sandeep Johri
Sandeep Johri

Sandeep, CEO of Tricentis, has more than 25 years of experience as a technology executive and serial entrepreneur — including roles at Hewlett-Packard, Appcelerator, Oblix (acquired by Oracle), Blue Lane Technologies (acquired by VMware) and numerous other startups in Silicon Valley and India. Sandeep earned an MBA from Stanford University, a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit and a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Pune University, India.