tutsplus - Easier JavaScript with TypeScript

javascript is more than 15 years old, and yet, the tools we have to make javascript-based development still pales in comparison to the tools of other languages—primarily statically-typed languages. What if I told you that you could write a dialect of javascript, use new features found in ECMAScript 6, have great IDE support, and run idiomatic javascript in the browser (or server)? Sounds good, right? Then give TypeScript a look. Please note: an understanding of the javascript language is assumed in this lesson.