Announcing TypeScript 2.6

Daniel RosenwasserOctober 31, 2017Oct 31, 201710/31/17

TypeScript 2.6 is here in time for Halloween, but have no fear! We’ve got some great treats for you in this release.
If you haven’t heard of TypeScript, it’s a language that builds on top of the most up-to-date versions of JavaScript by adding optional static types.

Announcing TypeScript 2.6 RC

Daniel RosenwasserOctober 12, 2017Oct 12, 201710/12/17

TypeScript 2.6 RC is now available! To get started with the latest stable version of TypeScript, you can grab it through NuGet, or use the following command with npm:

npm install -g typescript@rc

Visual Studio 2015 users (who have Update 3) can install TypeScript 2.6 RC from here,

TypeScript Turns 5

Daniel RosenwasserOctober 2, 2017Oct 2, 201710/2/17

This past weekend marked 5 full years since we released TypeScript publicly! Just half a decade ago, we announced our project with the ambitious goal of “getting JavaScript development to scale.”

At the time, it was clear to us that JavaScript’s usage was growing,