#Go

A look back at the major events that reshaped TypeScript's position in the JavaScript ecosystem — from surpassing JavaScript on GitHub to npm supply chain compromises and the Go-based compiler rewrite targeting 10x faster builds.

Microsoft's decision to port the TypeScript compiler and language service to Go isn't just a tech demo — early benchmarks show the VS Code codebase compiling in 7.5 seconds versus 77.8 seconds. Here's what the native era means for your build pipeline and editor performance.