TypeScript

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. These types don't just help catch things like typos and logic errors; they ...

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: Visual Studio 2015 users (who have Update 3) can install TypeScript 2.6 RC from here, and Visual Studio 2017 users using version 15.2 or later will be able to get TypeScript...

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, but with that, so were many of the pain points as codebases would grow. ...

Announcing TypeScript 2.5

Daniel RosenwasserAugust 31, 2017Aug 31, 201708/31/17

Today we're happy to bring you TypeScript 2.5! If you've read our RC announcement, we've got a few new items that we're proud to highlight! If you're not familiar with TypeScript, it's a typed superset of JavaScript. More simply put, it's just JavaScript with optional static types. Static types can make it easier to maintain your code by ...

Announcing TypeScript 2.5 RC

Daniel RosenwasserAugust 17, 2017Aug 17, 201708/17/17

Announcing TypeScript 2.5 RC Today we're happy to announce our RC of TypeScript 2.5. To get started with the latest stable version of TypeScript, you can grab it through NuGet, or use the following command with npm: Visual Studio 2015 users (who have Update 3) can install TypeScript 2.5 RC from here, and Visual Studio 2017 users using ...

Announcing TypeScript 2.4

Daniel RosenwasserJune 27, 2017Jun 27, 201706/27/17

Today we're excited to announce the release of TypeScript 2.4! If you haven't yet heard of TypeScript, it's a superset of JavaScript that brings static types and powerful tooling to JavaScript. These static types are entirely optional and get erased away - you can gradually introduce them to your existing JavaScript code, and get around to ...

Announcing TypeScript 2.4 RC

Daniel RosenwasserJune 12, 2017Jun 12, 201706/12/17

Today we're releasing our RC of TypeScript 2.4. To get started with the latest stable version of TypeScript, you can grab it through NuGet, or use the following command with npm: Visual Studio 2015 users (who have Update 3) can install TypeScript from here, and Visual Studio 2017 users using Update 2 will be able to get TypeScript by simply...

New TypeScript Quick Starts and Updates from Build 2017

Daniel RosenwasserMay 19, 2017May 19, 201705/19/17

Last week Microsoft hosted its annual Build conference close to home in Seattle. Build is the single largest developer-focused conference that the company hosts, and draws a huge crowd from around the world! The TypeScript team had the pleasure of meeting some friendly faces of our community, along with plenty of new people who were excited...

Announcing TypeScript 2.3

Daniel RosenwasserApril 27, 2017Apr 27, 201704/27/17

Today we're excited to bring you our latest release with TypeScript 2.3! For those who aren't familiar, TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that brings users optional static types and solid tooling. Using TypeScript can help avoid painful bugs people commonly run into when writing JavaScript by type-checking your code. TypeScript can ...

Announcing TypeScript 2.3 RC

Daniel RosenwasserApril 10, 2017Apr 10, 201704/10/17

The TypeScript 2.3 Release Candidate is here today! This release brings more ECMAScript features, new settings to make starting projects easier, and more. To get started with the release candidate, you can grab it through NuGet or over npm through You can also get TypeScript for Visual Studio 2015 (if you have Update 3). Our team is ...