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This is what I would have liked too: Figure out a sufficient subset of TypeScript that can be compiled to native/WASM and then write TSC in that subset.

While I like faster TSC, I don't like that the TypeScript compiler needs to be written in another language to achieve speed; it kind of reminds everyone that TS isn't a good language for complicated CPU/IO tasks.

Given that the TypeScript team has resigned to the fact that JavaScript engines can't run the TypeScript compiler (TSC) sufficiently fast for foreseeable future and are rewriting it entirely in Go, then it is unlikely they will seek to do AOT.




If it is not supported by the same team that supports typescript it is not really usable in real world applications.


I guess the same applies for using Go then.




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