TypeScript: New kid on the block, runs on Node.js

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Angel Java Lopez

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TypeScript
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2012/10/01/typescript-javascript-development-at-application-scale.aspx
The command-line TypeScript compiler can be installed as a Node.js package. 
The command-line TypeScript compiler can be installed as a Node.js package. 
npm install -g typescript

The TypeScript compiler is implemented in TypeScript, and can be used in any JavaScript host.

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Rick Waldron

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I was given a pre-launch demo by a few MS devs... it's definitely worth checking out.

Rick


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Gerald Klein

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thanks for the heads up, very cool
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Jeff Barczewski

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Oct 1, 2012, 1:57:38 PM10/1/12
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How would this compare to Google's Dart?

Seems like it has similar optional typing, etc.

Rick Waldron

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Oct 1, 2012, 2:04:34 PM10/1/12
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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Jeff Barczewski <jeff.ba...@gmail.com> wrote:
How would this compare to Google's Dart?

Dart is Dart

TypeScript is ES6/JavaScript with an experimental optional typing feature.

Rick
 

Seems like it has similar optional typing, etc.

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Fedor Indutny

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Oct 1, 2012, 2:20:46 PM10/1/12
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My personal opinion: "do everything you want with, but don't let this come into browsers (like Dart is doing now)".

Rick Waldron

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Oct 1, 2012, 2:23:02 PM10/1/12
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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Fedor Indutny <fe...@indutny.com> wrote:
My personal opinion: "do everything you want with, but don't let this come into browsers (like Dart is doing now)".

Haha, agreed. From what I understand, this is not destined for any browser and will remain a "compiles to JS" project

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