Microsoft Corporation is announcing that TypeScript with version number 1.6.2 is already available to download.

What is TypeScript ?

TypeScript is An advanced programming language developed by Microsoft, specifically for usage in developing large scale JavaScript-based applications . TypeScript adds types, classes and modules to JavaScript, making JS a real alternative to established large-scale programming languages like Ruby, Python, C# or Java.It's similar to CoffeeScript, being a superset of JavaScript that in the end compiles into classic JavaScript syntax.The downloads section links to the TypeScript source code, the binary for Visual Studio can be downloaded from our Windows section. This is changelog for TypeScript version 1.6.2 :

• This release addresses user-reported issues around stability, performance, and Visual Studio 2012 compatibility.

You can read the complete changelog and also download this latest version on their homepage: www.typescriptlang.org