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The TypeScript team is rewriting the compiler in Go. Incredible news.

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Today we're thrilled to announce our effort to port the TypeScript compiler and language service to native code, gaining a 10x speed boost in build times and editor responsiveness!

https://t.co/zxTchNDMwD

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The TypeScript team is rewriting the compiler in Go. Incredible news.

https://x.com/typescript/status/1899469817863888958

Building ponder.sh. EVM, TypeScript, open-source enjoyer.

Why pick Golang when SWC has already done most of the heavy lifting?

SWC strips types and emits JavaScript. It doesn't implement type checking or the language server, which are the hard parts of the TypeScript project.

The creator of SWC attempted to implement the checker but abandoned the project

SWC strips types and emits JavaScript. It doesn't implement type checking or the language server, which are the hard parts of the TypeScript project.

The creator of SWC attempted to implement the checker but abandoned the project https://github.com/swc-project/swc/issues/571#issuecomment-1915966297

Ahh TIL. Reading the comment history is so sad lol.