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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
Ronan O'Brien
Ronan O'Brien

Ronan has worked in the web application hosting and delivery industry since 1998. Early in his career, he built and managed web platforms and applications for both startups and global enterprises. He joined NetScaler as a technical account manager in 2006, helping customers with WAF installations for both NetScaler and Teros, which NetScaler acquired. Since then he has held various technical roles at NetScaler including training instructor and pre-sales engineer. Ronan is a Dublin City University graduate in software engineering, and when he’s not NetScaler-ing, he enjoys sailing, surfing, cooking, and the great outdoors.