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The world wide web basically runs on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Unfortunately, JavaScript lacks several features that would help developers use it for large-scale applications. Enter TypeScript.

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. I ...

The latest State of JavaScript survey confirms findings from previous editions: Developers like and want static typing for the super-popular programming language. What's more, they're more likely to ...

TypeScript is a variation of the popular JavaScript programming language that adds features that are important for enterprise development. In particular, TypeScript is strongly typed—meaning that the ...

JavaScript, TypeScript and component-oriented front-end web app development skills are in demand in 2017, according to Burke Holland, Progress developer advocate. Most new front-end development will ...

TypeScript is growing in popularity as the programming language of choice for both front-end and back-end developers. With TypeScript, developers can fully wield the power of the principles and ...

A few years ago, Bloomberg Engineering decided to adopt TypeScript as a first-class supported language. This article shares some of the insights and lessons we learned during this journey. The ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft went public with the early-preview fruits of a two- to three-year project at the company to create a "superset" of the JavaScript scripting language. That effort, ...

Microsoft has released a January update of its popular open-source cross-platform Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor. VS Code version 1.42 is available today for Windows 10, macOS, and Linux ...