TypeScript 0.9.5 for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 Now Available for Download

Microsoft has released an update version 0.9.5 of TypeScript. TypeScript 0.9.5 focuses on addressing feedback from the community around quality and stability. This release fixes over 100 issues related to memory leaks, CPU usage, crashes, and compiler correctness.

Overview
TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript. TypeScript adds optional types, classes, and modules to JavaScript. TypeScript supports tools for large-scale JavaScript applications for any browser, for any host, on any OS. TypeScript compiles to clean, readable, standards-based JavaScript. Try it out at TypeScript Playground.

TypeScript for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 provides a TypeScript editor and compiler for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013.

What's new in TypeScript 0.9.5 for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013?
TypeScript 0.9.5 fixes over 100 issues discovered by the community and includes fixes for memory leaks, CPU usage, crashes, and compiler correctness.

TypeScript 0.9.5 also includes two new features..

Project Property Page
In Visual Studio 2013, you will now be able to configure your projects using the new project property page. The page allows easy control over many common project settings, including preferred module system for codegen, concatenating output, outputting .d.ts files, and managing debugging.

Using _references.ts
Starting with 0.9.5, you can now add an _references.ts file to your project. This file will be the first passed to the compiler, allowing you more control over the order the generated .js file when used in combination with the Combine JavaScript output into file option (the equivalent of using the --out 

Download TypeScript 0.9.5 for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013
The link in this section correspond to files available for this download.

TypeScript for Visual Studio 2012 will install when Visual Studio 2012 is not installed, and provide the TypeScript compiler. To integrate the development tools after installing Visual Studio 2012, you must reinstall TypeScript for Visual Studio 2012.

For instructions on using TypeScript, see the TypeScript tutorial.

System requirements
Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8
  • Visual Studio Ultimate 2012
  • Visual Studio Premium 2012
  • Visual Studio Professional 2012
  • Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web

TypeScript Releases History
  • TypeScript 0.9.5 - November 5, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.9.1.1 - August 21, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.9.1 - August 6, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.9.0.1 - June 28, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.9.0 - June 18, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.8.3.1 - March 29, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.8.3 - February 27, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.8.2 - January 21, 2013
  • TypeScript 0.8.1.1 - December 4, 2012 (debugging fixes for v0.8.1)
  • TypeScript 0.8.1 - November 15, 2012
  • TypeScript 0.8.0 - October 1, 2012 (first preview release)

Reference:
Announcing TypeScript 0.9.5 (Release notes)

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