Microsoft announces TypeScript 2.0 Beta
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Microsoft today launched the beta for TypeScript 2.0. TypeScript is a open-sourced project from Microsoft which is basically JavaScript, but it can be used for large applications to provide better performance and scalability. With TypeScript 2.0, Microsoft is adding a bunch of new features, including Non-nullable Types, which was a much-requested feature. The update also brings:
- Non-nullable Types
- Control Flow Analysis for Types
- Easier Module Declarations
- Async/await downlevel support
- Read-only properties
- Improved typings acquisition
If you use TypeScript, you can get TypeScript 2.0 beta from here. Alternatively, you can use NPM to install TypeScript 2.0 — to install using NPM, just open up Command Prompt on Windows or Terminal on OS X and run npm install -g typescript@beta — however, note that you’ll require Node.js to be able to use NPM.
