TypeScript is a free and open source programming language developed and maintained by Microsoft.
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11 Facts About TypeScript
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TypeScript compiler is itself written in TypeScript and compiled to JavaScript.
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TypeScript was released to the the public in October 2012, with version 0.
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TypeScript originated from the shortcomings of JavaScript for the development of large-scale applications both at Microsoft and among their external customers.
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TypeScript developers sought a solution that would not break compatibility with the standard and its cross-platform support.
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TypeScript adds support for features such as classes, modules, and an arrow function syntax as defined in the ECMAScript 2015 standard.
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TypeScript is a language extension that adds features to ECMAScript 6.
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TypeScript is a strict superset of ECMAScript 2015, which is itself a superset of ECMAScript 5, commonly referred to as JavaScript.
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TypeScript provides static typing through type annotations to enable type checking at compile time.
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Type annotations can be exported to a separate declarations file to make type information available for TypeScript scripts using types already compiled into JavaScript.
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TypeScript compiler makes use of type inference to infer types when types are not given.
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