TypeScript is classified as a "strongly typed" language along with C++ and Java, compared with JavaScript. Some developers have speculated it could even be a replacement for Java.

Microsoft released TypeScript in 2012 and the language – a superset of JavaScript – has, as of July, become a top-10 programming language among developers, according to analyst firm RedMonk.

It’s portable because TypeScript is written in TypeScript, targets JavaScript VMs on any platform, and provides not only a compiler but also a set of language services that support code ...

The new TypeScript version reduces the tsconfig.json files to the essentials and supports deferring module evaluation and ...

Deferred module evaluation imports a module without immediately executing the module and its dependencies, avoiding ...

TypeScript blog On Microsoft’s site, this official TypeScript blog features regular updates and new developments. @typescriptlang The official Twitter page for the language.

Starting today, with the arrival of the first release candidate of TypeScript 1.0 and the latest update to Visual Studio 2013, it's becoming a fully supported language in Microsoft's IDE.

Today Microsoft released a developer preview of TypeScript, a new JavaScript-like programming language that is translated into JavaScript so that its apps can be run in any browser. The language ...

TypeScript's entry into the top 10 came at the expense of Apple's Swift, which RedMonk had previously described as the fastest-growing language in the history of its ranking, and Objective-C, also ...

TypeScript's entry into the top 10 came at the expense of Apple's Swift, which RedMonk had previously described as the fastest-growing language in the history of its ranking, and Objective-C, also ...