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What is TypeScript and why with Anders Hejlsberg

Show #340 Oct 05 2012 plus show notes

A new language has been released that turns into JavaScript. It's TypeScript and we've got Anders Hejlsberg himself to explain it to us. Why TypeScript and why now? What problem does it solve and what does it mean to large scale development efforts. What about .NET?

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