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Microsoft released TypeScript 6.0 on March 23, the last version of the compiler written in JavaScript. The release introduces strict-by-default settings and deprecates legacy features ahead of TypeScript 7.0, a full Go rewrite that has shown up to 10x faster compilation in benchmarks.
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.
GDC 2026 revealed a game engine industry converging on neural rendering: Microsoft added ML to DirectX shaders, Unreal shipped production Nanite foliage, Unity previewed unified GI, and Godot battled AI-generated pull request spam.
The UAE mandates all banks abandon SMS OTP by March 31 while Microsoft auto-enables passkey profiles across Entra ID, as FIDO Alliance data shows 87 percent of enterprises now deploying passkeys.
The ISO C++ committee meets in London on March 23 to finalize C++26, which introduces compile-time reflection, design-by-contract annotations, the std::execution async framework, and standardized SIMD types in the language's most ambitious revision since C++11.
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.
TypeScript 6.0 beta is the last version built on JavaScript. The Go-based TypeScript 7.0 promises 10x faster builds.
Microsoft's Visual Studio 2026 ships with AI agents for profiling and debugging, a decoupled build system, 50% faster solution loads, and full backward compatibility — positioning the 30-year-old IDE against Cursor and VS Code in the AI coding era.