TypeScript is a variant of JavaScript that provides strong type information, a powerful development tool that minimizes bugs and makes JavaScript programs easier to build in enterprise settings.

Microsoft shipped the latest iteration of its type-infused superset of JavaScript, TypeScript 5.5, introducing inferred type predicates, control flow narrowing, JSDoc @import and other enhancements.

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.

TypeScript 7 Beta is here, bringing native execution speed and shared-memory parallelism to Visual Studio. Experience a 10x speed boost and snappier IntelliSense today.

Developers can now use all ACP-compatible AI agents and receive basic features for JavaScript and TypeScript for free – ...