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Summary
Microsoft’s TypeScript language is an optionally typed superset of JavaScript, designed to handle the needs of complex programs worked on by teams—something JavaScript was never designed for.
TypeScript debuted as a beta programming language on October 1, 2012, and since then has gone through many versions that steadily improved its capabilities. And the work is not done; future versions of TypeScript are also on the roadmap.
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Where to get TypeScript
TypeScript can be accessed through NPM via
npm install -g typescript@rc or through NuGet. It also can be installed through Visual Studio 2017.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here