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A 10x faster TypeScript
Microsoft Developer
Anders Hejlsberg introduces the native port of the TypeScript compiler, written in Go, which promises roughly 10x faster tooling. He demos compiling VS Code and explains where the speedup comes from.
Commenters cite it as the authoritative source for why the port is faster and why Go was chosen.
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