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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
Stephany Wilkes
Stephany Wilkes

Stephany Wilkes, Ph.D., spent 20 years in various engineering roles before leaving the tech industry in 2015. She writes, works as an independent researcher, and shears sheep. At our request, Honeycomb.io commissioned Stephany to write this introduction to the company and its technology.