What version of TypeScript to use Visual Studio 2013 (update 3)?

Question

Which version am I using?

I am using Visual Studio 2013 and I have Update 3 installed.

Here is the question here that talks about how to choose the TypeScript version, alas, I did not find this "TypeScriptToolsVersion" in which they say my files anywhere. I have googled for information about which version of TypeScript is used by Visual Studio both on the Internet and in the menu of my Visual Studio application, but without any results. Something is missing for me.

The reason I am asking for is because in this directory on my computer:

C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft SDK \ TypeScript

.. I see TypeScript 0.9 and 1.0 . Given that TypeScript was at one point overwhelmed with errors according to my own noble notes from an old TypeScript project, I would like to know which version I am using and, if necessary, upgrade to the latest version.

Latest version

How to find out which version of TypeScript is the latest? The TypeScript website stores a specification file , which is currently version 1.0 (2014-10-11).

The website does not list TypeScript compilers that I can download or their versions. Instead, the site points me to Visual Studio updates. The “release notes” I could find in Visual Studio Update 3 do not say a word about TypeScript versions.

Returning to the TypeScript website, it has a source link that goes to the TypeScript compiler stored on GitHub. In one of the files , I can read that the compiler version is 1.3.0 (2014-10-11).

Given that this compiler is linked to the TypeScript website, I assume that this is some form of “reference implementation”, and I can argue with my two balls, which uses the one that uses Visual Studio. Apparently, the compiler version 1.3.0 has nothing to do with the TypeScript language version, which, in my opinion, is “only” 1.0 .

I am looking for a TypeScript version of Visual Studio, and it seems like a little nightmare. But my main goal is just to find out which version of TypeScript I'm using. The second goal is to better understand the version control scheme, is the latest version of TypeScript 1.0 or 1.3? Finally, I will begin to strive for the actual upgrade of Visual Studio, if necessary =)

Thanks!

Answer 1

But my main goal is just to find out which version of TypeScript I'm using.

As Hans Passant said, tsc -v and where tsc will lead you on the right path. VS 2013 - 1.0.3

I assume this is some form of "reference implementation", and I can argue with my two balls that this one Visual Studio uses

If you are looking for a source: https://github.com/microsoft/typescript/tree/release-1.0.3

The secondary goal is to better understand the version control scheme, is this the latest version of TypeScript 1.0 or 1.3?

master is a dev branch, completely unstable and not freed. (you can use it with tools like grunt-ts https://github.com/TypeStrong/grunt-ts#custom-compiler ). So don’t worry about the version number.

The latest version is actually 1.1 CTP (announcement: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/typescript/archive/2014/10/06/announcing-typescript-1-1-ctp.aspx source: https: // github .com / microsoft / typescript / tree / release-1.1 ), but since this is CTP, you need to bother with your VS settings.

Stability - 1.0.3.

Tip for an authoritative answer

Just check out the official blog posts: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/typescript/

Answer 2

Here is the problem, but here you can find the latest TypeScript (1.4) for VS2013:

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/2d42d8dc-e085-45eb-a30b-3f7d50d55304