Explore TypeScript, a typed superset of JavaScript, in this JSConf conference talk presented by Anders Heijlsberg, the creator of C#, and Luke Hoban, Microsoft's representative to TC39. Discover how TypeScript enhances JavaScript development by adding optional static types, classes, and modules, enabling improved tooling and better structuring of large-scale applications. Learn about the TypeScript compiler, which is open-source and written in TypeScript itself, and how it outputs standard JavaScript that runs in any browser or host. Gain insights into the TypeScript language specification, available under the Open Web Foundation's Final Specification Agreement. Understand how TypeScript aims to make cross-platform, application-scale JavaScript development easier and more efficient.
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Anders Heijlsberg & Luke Hoban: Introducing TypeScript
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