Microsoft surprised many when it announced the open
sourcing of the .NET Framework at Visual Studio Connect in New York last year. Since
then, Microsoft has been continuing to open up its software. Microsoft is also
joining hands with other companies to collaborate. Openness is the new mantra
at new Microsoft led by CEO Satya Nadella.
TypeScript
is an open-source JavaScript language that extends JavaScript with many
advanced features. Check out Microsoft
recently announced TypeScript 1.3 for more details.
Angular, also known as AngularJS,
is an open-source JavaScript framework originally developed and maintained by Google
and a group of open-source developers. Check out AngularJS
Quick Start to get started with Angular.
Recently, the Angular community has been working with
teams at Microsoft and Google to build a better Angular 2, the next version of
Angular.js. The move also includes major user of TypeScript. Currently, Angular
uses an AtScript superset of Microsoft’s TypeScript. The goal of both companies and
the Angular community working together is to not duplicate work and instead provide a common
ground to all open-source developers. The work on these two language will be
merged and TypeScript will be used to write Angular 2.
Developers must rejoice the moment. It is very
exciting to see large corporations and communities come together to achieve a
common goal to help developers.
The Angular community has more plans for the language.
Here is the detailed announcement on where the future of Angular is headed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHulaj5ZxbI&list=PLOETEcp3DkCoNnlhE-7fovYvqwVPrRiY7
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