Vercel Labs ported TypeScript back to TypeScript 🤯
The Vercel Labs team ported TypeScript back to TypeScript (tsc-ts) and compiled it with scriptc, running 2–4x faster than the Go version.
Rewriting TypeScript has already turned into an endless meme.
First came the long-running migration to Go (tsgo). Then Theo spent $500,000 on AI to rewrite the whole thing in Rust (ts-rust).
And now the Vercel Labs team has pulled a plot twist: they ported TypeScript back to TypeScript! With a catch, though: it is now compiled with their custom scriptc compiler. And according to benchmarks, this version (tsc-ts) runs 2–4 times faster than the Go port 🤯
The circle of tech life is complete, though people in the comments are already pitching a stroke of genius: “Just imagine how fast this thing will fly if we rewrite tsc-ts in Go now!” 😭