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> While baking TypeScript into Visual Studio isn't a certainty of its future success (e.g. Silverlight), it is a good indicator of Microsoft's commitment to the language.

It's also no indicator of continued commitment (Silverlight, WebClasses).

TypeScript is an intriguing language. It's much closer to vanilla JavaScript than CoffeeScript and that may make it feel more comfortable to JS users.

It's too soon to guess which approaches will prevail on the long run, so, one may as well hedge bets.



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