TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript (ES3 or higher; it’s configurable). The open source TypeScript command-line compiler can be installed as a Node.js ...

Additionally, compiling TypeScript code requires time and CPU resources compared to a minimal overhead with JS. Sometimes the hassle of using TypeScript doesn’t make sense for the project.

One of the main advantages of TypeScript is a growing interest in so-called "strongly typed" languages, a term that refers to data types. C++ and Java are strongly typed languages while JavaScript ...

Developer analyst firm RedMonk last month noted that TypeScript, Microsoft's seven-year-old superset of the world's most popular programming language, JavaScript, is now the 12th most popular ...

TypeScript was created for a specific reason, he writes: "getting JavaScript development to scale." TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds mature language features like "type checking and ...

JavaScript continues to top the lists of programming languages developers know and use, and TypeScript has also come along for the ride. JavaScript's popularity continues to outpace Java, Python, and ...

JavaScript, TypeScript and component-oriented front-end web app development skills are in demand in 2017, according to Burke Holland, Progress developer advocate. Most new front-end development will ...

TypeScript has a syntax that is very similar to JavaScript but adds features, such as optional static typing, that Microsoft programming language guru Anders Hejlsberg says will make it easier for ...

The popular open source Babel compiler that makes modern JavaScript compatible with older environments has shipped in version 7 and, with help from Microsoft, now supports TypeScript. Babel, a ...

There are a number of tools to help in large-scale JavaScript development, such as CoffeeScript and Falcon.js, but Adobe preferred TypeScript because it could be run from within Visual Studio.