Do types disappear before execution? The role of TypeScript and its position among languages

In 2025, the most widely used language on GitHub is no longer Python or JavaScript, but TypeScript.You may hear the name ...

tsrs is 8x faster and uses 70% less memory. How the Rust port of TypeScript is changing the development experience

I opened my smartphone on the train ride home and caught an article about a tool called "tsrs" announced by Cloudflare. It describes porting TypeScript to Rust, allowing it to run up to 8 times faster ...
InfoWorld

TypeScript levels up with type stripping

Say goodbye to source maps and compilation delays. By treating types as whitespace, modern runtimes are unlocking a “no-build” TypeScript that keeps stack traces accurate and workflows clean.
Visual Studio Magazine

TypeScript 5.8 Improves Type Checking, Conditional Feature Delayed to 5.9

Microsoft shipped TypeScript 5.8 with improved type checking in some scenarios, but thorny problems caused the dev team to delay related work to the next release. The plan was for TypeScript 5.8 to ...