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TypeScript

programming language, superset of JavaScript that compiles to JavaScript
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TypeScript

Summary

TypeScript is a programming language[1]. TypeScript ranks in the top 0.94% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,330 views/month, #7 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • TypeScript is the creator of Anders Hejlsberg[3].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as scripting language[5].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[6].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[7].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as event-driven programming language[8].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as strict programming language[9].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as high-level programming language[10].
  • TypeScript's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[11].
  • TypeScript's developer is recorded as Microsoft[12].
  • TypeScript's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[13].
  • TypeScript's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[14].
  • TypeScript's programmed in is recorded as TypeScript[15].
  • TypeScript's designed by is recorded as Microsoft[16].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0.1[17].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[18].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[19].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5[20].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.3[21].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.4[22].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6[23].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.2[24].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7[25].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.3[26].
  • TypeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.5[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4], scripting language[5], imperative programming language[6], functional programming language[7], event-driven programming language[8], and strict programming language[9].

Why It Matters

TypeScript ranks in the top 0.94% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,330 views/month, #7 of 742).[2] TypeScript has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] TypeScript is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

TypeScript has been cited as an influence by AngularJS[30], a software framework[31], founded in 2010[32]; Ballerina[33], a programming language[34], founded in 2017[35]; and Chaos[36], a programming language[37].

FAQs

Who did TypeScript influence?

TypeScript has been cited as an influence by AngularJS[30], Ballerina[33], and Chaos[36].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ~2026-33261-85 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Anders Hejlsberg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P170]]: [[Q26876]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Typing discipline → —
    Open hub id → typescript
    Github topic → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007570557905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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