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TypeScript compiles to readable, standards-based JavaScript.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the latest stable version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-codemirror-blocks-code-block code-block\"><pre class=\"CodeMirror\" data-setting=\"{&quot;showPanel&quot;:false,&quot;languageLabel&quot;:false,&quot;fullScreenButton&quot;:true,&quot;copyButton&quot;:true,&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;htmlmixed&quot;,&quot;mime&quot;:&quot;text\/html&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;material&quot;,&quot;lineNumbers&quot;:false,&quot;styleActiveLine&quot;:false,&quot;lineWrapping&quot;:true,&quot;readOnly&quot;:true,&quot;fileName&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;HTML&quot;,&quot;maxHeight&quot;:&quot;400px&quot;,&quot;modeName&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}\">npm install -g typescript<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For our nightly builds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-codemirror-blocks-code-block code-block\"><pre class=\"CodeMirror\" data-setting=\"{&quot;showPanel&quot;:false,&quot;languageLabel&quot;:false,&quot;fullScreenButton&quot;:true,&quot;copyButton&quot;:true,&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;htmlmixed&quot;,&quot;mime&quot;:&quot;text\/html&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;material&quot;,&quot;lineNumbers&quot;:false,&quot;styleActiveLine&quot;:false,&quot;lineWrapping&quot;:true,&quot;readOnly&quot;:true,&quot;fileName&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;HTML&quot;,&quot;maxHeight&quot;:&quot;400px&quot;,&quot;modeName&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}\">npm install -g typescript@next<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TypeScript is an open-source programming language developed and maintained by Microsoft. 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