Yes, JavaScript will probably stay in the compiled state. It has given us so many new shiny things, we don't want to miss them anymore. Sure ECMAScript slowed down after ES2015, but they also said they won't add typing until they see how the different approaches of TypeScript and Flow turn out. Facebook even went so far to look into OCaml and found another good type-system.
With WebAssembly, TypeScript and co. could even get another boost, just look at AssemblyScript.
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Yes, JavaScript will probably stay in the compiled state. It has given us so many new shiny things, we don't want to miss them anymore. Sure ECMAScript slowed down after ES2015, but they also said they won't add typing until they see how the different approaches of TypeScript and Flow turn out. Facebook even went so far to look into OCaml and found another good type-system.
With WebAssembly, TypeScript and co. could even get another boost, just look at AssemblyScript.