TypeScript, Microsoft’s JavaScript for big applications, reaches version 2.0 New compiler takes steps to undo the billion dollar mistake.

TypeScript 2.3, the latest version of Microsoft's typed superset of JavaScript, has moved to a release candidate stage. For standards backing, version 2.3 supports async generators and iterators.

Microsoft has released version 2.0 of its TypeScript programming language, a superset of JavaScript for building large-scale apps, with Visual Studio Code.

TypeScript 2.2 is out in a release candidate that continues its embrace of React Native, another JavaScript variant that's used to create native iOS and Android apps.

Peter looks at how to call a JavaScript function from your TypeScript code and do it in a type-safe way. Along the way, he dramatically simplifies a Backbone application by integrating Knockout.

Microsoft released TypeScript 2.1 Wednesday with upgrades that reduce the friction of starting new projects, more powerful type-checking, and tools to write more expressive code.

Microsoft doesn't expect to be adding any major new features to its upcoming open source TypeScript 2.0 programming language, which was recently made available in a Release Candidate version.

Microsoft TypeScript: the JavaScript we need, or a solution looking for a problem? New language makes large app development easier, but we've seen it all before.