I guess TS being a superset of JS itself might be an advantage...otherwise it is still a new language designed for web browser programming unlike Java.
I suppose it is a fair question why they didn't just use C#.
ClojureScript uses the Closure(sic) compiler from GWT to compile Clojure/Java to JavaScript (not that I defend this technological train wreck).
> I suppose it is a fair question why they didn't just use C#.
This would have been superb, but I think Microsoft wanted to show that they "get" web developers; just mentioning C# causes the JS pundit get jittery because someone wants to limit the amount of write-only code he is able to spit out.
false.
Closure does not compile java to js and closjurescript does not use any tech from gwt.
Clojurescript compiles to JS itself and then uses the Closure compiler (which is an incredible piece of tech) to compile js to js (not transpile, but actual compile).
And of course Dart.
Actually it did catch on in the enterprise world, just like Typescript. Will Microsoft be as "dedicated" as Google regarding its language? wait and see.