TypeScript 6.0 beta lays the foundation for shifting the codebase from JavaScript to Go

Microsoft has announced a beta for TypeScript 6.0, which will be the last release of the language using the JavaScript codebase.

TypeScript 6.0 is on the horizon: The last JavaScript-based version

Microsoft has released the beta version for TypeScript 6.0, the last release with the current JavaScript codebase. From ...
Techzine Europe

TypeScript 6.0 beta announced, its last JavaScript-based release

Microsoft has released the TypeScript 6.0 beta, marking the end of an era. This will be the final version built on JavaScript, as TypeScript 7.0 shifts to ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft TypeScript: the JavaScript we need, or a solution looking for a problem?

For all JavaScript’s prominence as the lingua franca of Web development, there are an awful lot of developers who don’t like it a whole lot, and as a result, a great many efforts to produce something ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Babel 7 JavaScript Compiler Adds TypeScript Support

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 ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Integrating JavaScript with TypeScript (and Backbone and Knockout)

Peter looks at how to call a JavaScript function from your TypeScript code and do it in a type-safe way. Along the way, he dramatically simplifies a Backbone application by integrating Knockout. I ...