Talk:Typescript

Consider also making references to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TypeScript.

Zilvador (talk) 08:22, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Redirect to TypeScript
Given the immense notability of TypeScript and the relative obscurity of the other two items on this disambiguation page—and the fact that two is a small enough number to mention at the top of the TypeScript article—I propose making this a redirect to TypeScript which will be what 99% of visitors intended to visit. Having a disambiguation page for only three things seems rather unnecessary, and it's odd that this title doesn't end in "(disambiguation)" like most disambiguation pages do. I propose two options after making this page redirect to TypeScript:

1. The top of the TypeScript article already says "For the typed instance analogous to a handwritten document, see manuscript." which covers one of the two items. Update it to also describe the output of a Script (Unix) script, or just skip this if it's obscure enough.

2. Move this article to Typescript (disambiguation) and put "This article is about the programming language, for other uses see Typescript (disambiguation)". at the top of the TypeScript page if it redirects from here, Typescript.

Keavon (talk) 08:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Weak oppose In the real world outside the narrow perspective of programmers, a typescript is the typed equivalent of a manuscript. The term is very widely used with this meaning. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 10:22, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
 * That seems like it's already covered by the existing "For the typed instance analogous to a handwritten document, see manuscript" notice at the top of the TypeScript article. And I'd think someone should expect a word referring to a specific case of the broader word manuscript might end up needing to click that notice to visit the sub-section of the Manuscript article, as such a reader actually would be interested in reading about manuscripts more generally (as it would be unreasonable to expect an article exists about the specific, non-handwritten, form of a manuscript). I will also point out that Google Trends data for "typescript" indicates that prior to TypeScript's release in 2012, there was virtually no search activity for that word, implying an overwhelming majority of interest in that word pertains to the language and not the typed version of a manuscript. Keavon (talk) 21:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC)