TypeScript 5.0, due from Microsoft as a production release on March 16, has been restructured around the use of ECMAScript modules, a major infrastructure change for the strongly typed JavaScript ...

The new version of the programming language with a Go backend is said to be ten times faster than its predecessor, which used the JavaScript codebase.

Microsoft is progressing on its effort to port the TypeScript compiler and language service from TypeScript/JavaScript to native Go code, a project aligned with the upcoming TypeScript 7.0 release.

TypeScript 5.0, an update to Microsoft’s strongly typed JavaScript variant, is now available as a production release, Microsoft announced March 16. With the upgrade, TypeScript has been rebuilt to use ...