Summary
TypeScript 7’s native toolchain uses a Go-based compiler and parallelised checking, with Microsoft reporting substantial build and language-server speedups on tested codebases. The 7.0 line also changes several defaults and does not yet provide a stable programmatic API for some framework integrations.
Why it matters
This changes the performance and compatibility baseline for a large JavaScript and web-development ecosystem.
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