# tsc-ts

6 Hacker News commenters recommended tsc-ts and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Compiler for TypeScript written in TypeScript; commenters report it runs faster than the official Go-based compiler. Caveats: rough edges and limited testing so far.

## Why people recommend it

- Faster than the Go version (4 comments): "all being much faster than the Go version should be a wake up call for the TypeScript team" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134019)) "it's faster than the Go version, which is very surprising, and super impressive!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133936)) "I tried and it is 2 to 3x faster than the native Go version." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133882))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [tsgo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tsgo.md): 16 recommend
- [Scriptc by Vercel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/scriptc.md): 12 recommend
- [Perry TypeScript compiler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/perry.md): 11 recommend
- [tsz](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tsz.md): 6 recommend
- [TypeScript compiler (tsc)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tsc.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "tsc-ts", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tsc-ts/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).