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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
Woo Jung
Woo Jung

Woo Jung is head of data science for Asia-Pacific and Japan, VMware Tanzu Labs. Before moving to Asia in 2017, Woo led data science teams in the United States with Pivotal Labs and EMC. Woo is focused on delivering data-driven value to clients across a wide range of industries through close partnership and enablement. He is also passionate about the use of agile development practices in data science and user-focused integration of machine learning and AI in smart apps.