Wes and Scott talk with Anders Hejlsberg and Daniel Rosenwasser about TypeScript’s leap to native code. They discuss the challenges, trade-offs, and the decision to port TypeScript to Go, unlocking faster compilation, better concurrency, and new possibilities for AI-assisted development.

Show Notes

  • 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  • 00:38 TypeScript compiler goes native
  • 05:24 Challenges in rebuilding TypeScript
  • 08:49 How long has this been in development?
  • 10:32 What does porting TypeScript to native entail?
  • 16:36 Why choose Go?
  • 26:48 The porting process
  • 35:02 Brought to you by Sentry.io
  • 35:27 Type checking and parallel compilation
  • 42:36 Fixing TypeScript’s performance bottlenecks
  • 49:09 Large TypeScript codebases
  • 54:11 What’s the timeline for the new compiler?
  • 58:39 Optimization and AI
  • 01:00:32 New features?
  • 01:04:15 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

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