> TypeScript is really one of the most JavaScript-y languages that compile to JS. Most of the compile-to-JS languages are more radical divergences from JS. Thi

> TypeScript is really one of the most JavaScript-y languages that compile to JS. Most of the compile-to-JS languages are more radical divergences from JS. This is what I've been trying to get across for a while, thanks for the wording. Even CoffeeScript is a much bigger divergence than TypeScript (not only in syntax but in semantics, e.g. scope)