Team engineer Orta Therox said

“In the last year, the TypeScript team has heavily focused on ramping up the scale, modernity and scope of our documentation. One of the most critical sections of our documentation is the handbook, a guided tour through the sort of TypeScript code you’ll see in most codebases. We want the handbook to feel like the first recommendation you give for learning TypeScript.”

Source: TypeScript Handbook Revamped as Primary Learning Resource — Visual Studio Magazine

Developer-focused analyst firm RedMonk, known for publishing one of the leading indices that measure programming language popularity, has noted the growth of Microsoft’s TypeScript, stating it’s ‘exploding’ in relation to other languages.

Source: Development Analyst: ‘TypeScript Is Exploding’ — Visual Studio Magazine

This article will show you how to quickly get up and running with TypeScript, and we will discuss the pros and cons of using TS. TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript and the TC39 standard. With TS, We are able to define both simple and complex static types for the variables in our code.

Source: TypeScript Quick Start Guide – gitconnected.com | Level Up Your Coding