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Microsoft has released TypeScript 6.0, the final major version built on the original JavaScript compiler codebase. The release introduces sweeping default changes, deprecates legacy module formats, and adds a migration flag to prepare codebases for TypeScript 7.0, which will be built entirely in Go.

Microsoft ships the final JavaScript-based TypeScript release, overhauling defaults and deprecating legacy options ahead of a Go-powered compiler rewrite in version 7.0.

GitHub's Octoverse data and a new academic study show AI coding tools are creating self-reinforcing adoption cycles that favor typed languages, with TypeScript adding over a million contributors in a single year.

Deno 2.7 ships stable Temporal date/time API, official Windows ARM builds, npm overrides, and over 40 Node.js compatibility fixes in its February 25 release.

Node.js published versions 25.6.0, 25.6.1, and 25.7.0 across February 2026, advancing built-in SQLite to release-candidate status, extending Single Executable Applications to ESM entry points, and adding SIMD-accelerated text encoding.

TypeScript 6.0 beta is the last version built on JavaScript. The Go-based TypeScript 7.0 promises 10x faster builds.