@typescript

TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript development. It's a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.

 Redmond, WA
typescriptlang.org/
Joined September 2012
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Visual Studio Code
@codeJun 29
⚡ Learn how the VS Code and TypeScript teams collaborated to bring TypeScript 7 to VS Code. The result: faster builds, faster iteration, and a better day-to-day development experience. Read more: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/…
TypeScript 7 logo on a blue gradient background.

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@theo11 Mar 2025
Still wild how similar the code is between the original TypeScript and the Go port 🤯 (vid just went live btw)
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alistair
@alistaiir11 Mar 2025
The new TypeScript is *really* fast
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Several of you asked me why TypeScript chose Go instead of C#, and what that decision implies about Microsoft's commitment to C# and .NET. See github.com/microsoft/typescr… by @ahejlsberg TL;DR nothing has changed. #dotnet #csharp

Why Go? · microsoft typescript-go · Discussion #411

Language choice is always a hot topic! We extensively evaluated many language options, both recently and in prior investigations. We also considered hybrid approaches where certain components could...

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Anders Hejlsberg@ahejlsberg11 Mar 2025
Thrilled to announce... devblogs.microsoft.com/types…

A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript

Embarking on a native port of the existing TypeScript compiler and toolset to achieve a 10x performance speed-up.

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TypeScript *earth-shattering* excitement 😉 The TypeScript team have rewritten the compiler in Go in order to optimize performance 🎉 🔹 10x faster type-checking 🔥 🔹 Uses significantly less memory This will hugely improve TypeScript authoring & compilation experience.
Anders Hejlsberg@ahejlsberg11 Mar 2025
Thrilled to announce... devblogs.microsoft.com/types…

A 10x Faster TypeScript - TypeScript

Embarking on a native port of the existing TypeScript compiler and toolset to achieve a 10x performance speed-up.

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your @typescript just got 10 times faster. We sat down with @ahejlsberg to ask questions library authors, power users, tooling makers, and compiler contributors might have.
half the memory, 10x faster, concurrent. ts -> go interview with Anders Hejlsberg TypeScript lead architect

ALT half the memory, 10x faster, concurrent. ts -> go interview with Anders Hejlsberg TypeScript lead architect

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Syntax
@syntaxfm11 Mar 2025
🚨 Announcing the new @typescript Compiler: Native and 10× Faster and written in @golang
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Want to know what's new in TypeScript 5.0 at a glance? Here's a thread about what's packed into this release that makes it great. 🧵 xitter.cf/typescript/status/1636…
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@typescript16 Mar 2023
TypeScript 5.0 is here! 🎉🎉 Learn about what's new and try it today! devblogs.microsoft.com/types…

Announcing TypeScript 5.0 - TypeScript

Today we're excited to announce the release of TypeScript 5.0! This release brings many new features, while aiming to make TypeScript smaller, simpler,

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@typescript2 Nov 2020
If you had the chance to participate in our #TypeOrTreat challenge last week, we'd love if you could take a minute to fill out a quick survey! surveymonkey.com/r/FSQ7DLC

Type | Treat Challenges Feedback Survey

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That's a wrap on #TypeOrTreat 🎃! Thanks to everyone who played along. If you didn't get the chance to try any of the challenges, all 5 from this past week are up now with answers! dev.to/typescript/type-treat… 👻 from @NoWaySheCodes, @drosenwasser & @orta
Title: "Wrap Up", Body: "10 TypeScript type challenges, for all skill levels". Has a cute pics emojis of ghosts, pumpkins and bats

ALT Title: "Wrap Up", Body: "10 TypeScript type challenges, for all skill levels". Has a cute pics emojis of ghosts, pumpkins and bats

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We'll be doing a Q&A in the TypeScript Community Discord tomorrow at 2pm Pacific time! Join in and ask any questions about TypeScript, our 4.0 release, and more! discord.gg/typescript
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We’re looking forward to TypeScript 3.8! In addition to being a large user of #TypeScript, we make time to contribute back. Several Bloomberg software engineers collaborated with Microsoft’s @TypeScript team on the #ECMAScript Private Fields feature in this release. #opensource
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@typescript10 Jan 2020
We just released TypeScript 3.8 Beta! Try out our new features like type-only imports, and ECMAScript features like private fields, `export * as foo`, top-level 'await', and more! devblogs.microsoft.com/types…

Announcing TypeScript 3.8 Beta - TypeScript

Today we're announcing the availability of TypeScript 3.8 Beta! This Beta release contains all the new features you should expect from TypeScript 3.8's

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Have you used TypeScript/JavaScript in Visual Studio? (not to be confused with VSCode). We would love to get some feedback on your experience ! Here is a quick 5 question survey! (Please RT): surveymonkey.com/r/6Y8QFRY

Can you spare a few moments to take my survey?

Please take the survey titled "Using TypeScript & JavaScript in Visual Studio". Your feedback is important!

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lauren
@poteto7 Aug 2019
Thanks to the organizers of @TypeScriptConf, I have 2 tickets to give away to people who can't afford it! ($500-600) If you'd love to attend, please send me a DM
TSConf@TypeScriptConf7 Aug 2019
#TSConf 2019 welcomes @sugarpirate_ from @netflix to our line-up! @TypeScript #TypeScript #netflix Get your ticket soon! bit.ly/2M5WNiN
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Want to know how to add types and fix errors after upgrading to Typescript? Part 2 of my tutorial covers several ways to do that: devblogs.microsoft.com/types…

How to Upgrade to TypeScript without anybody noticing, Part 2 - TypeScript

This guide will show you how to fix Typescript compile errors in Javascript project that recently added Typescript support via a tsconfig.json. It assumes

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Hi folks, feedback wanted! We’re looking at updating all the @typescript documentation and website. We’re looking for what people want to see differently in the new website: github.com/microsoft/TypeScr…
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Have you been looking for a low impact way to add Typescript? I wrote a tutorial: devblogs.microsoft.com/types…

How to Upgrade to TypeScript Without Anybody Noticing, Part 1 - TypeScript

This guide will show you how to upgrade to TypeScript without anybody noticing. Well, people might notice — what I really mean is that you won’t have to

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Hi JS twitter -- I want to know what snags you hit the last time you converted a big JS project to TS. No typings for dependencies? Too many errors? Complex build setup? Something else? If you've never done JS->TS, let me know too. New projects in TS? Never touched TS?
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CFP submissions close April 30 at 5PM PST. Share your passion for #TypeScript with #TSConf attendees! bit.ly/2UXlRh6
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Share your knowledge and experience with other #TypeScript Enthusiasts at #TSConf 2019. CFP deadline is April 30 at 5PM PST. @typescriptlang bit.ly/2ZipoVA
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