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by dietrichepp 4114 days ago
> But they shouldn't be alone in the fight for clarity.

They're starting with TypeScript which was Hejlsberg's project at Microsoft. Microsoft wants people to develop web apps for Microsoft server platforms, and you can use TypeScript with intellisense in Visual Studio. We'll see if Microsoft puts it in the browser but it seems like they already have a stake in the success, at least.