β οΈ Breaking Change
Impact Score: 7/10
TypeScript 2.2
Source available β automated, not human-reviewed
Component: typescript Β· Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
Breaking-change evidence from the source
For breaking changes, check out the [Breaking changes in TypeScript 2.2](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Breaking-Changes#typescript-22) page.
β‘ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
TypeScript v2.2.1. Source highlight: For release notes, check out the release announcement
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
π» Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
π Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
βοΈ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
β οΈ Breaking Changes & Deprecations (1)
- For breaking changes, check out the [Breaking changes in TypeScript 2.2](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Breaking-Changes#typescript-22) page.
π View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
For release notes, check out the [release announcement](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/typescript/2017/02/22/announcing-typescript-2-2/)
For new features, check out the [What's new in TypeScript 2.2](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/What's-new-in-TypeScript#typescript-22).
For breaking changes, check out the [Breaking changes in TypeScript 2.2](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Breaking-Changes#typescript-22) page.
For the complete list of fixed issues, check out the issues fixed in [Typescript 2.2 RC](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22TypeScript+2.2%22+label%3A%22fixed%22+) and [after Typescript 2.2 RC](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22TypeScript+2.2.1%22+label%3A%22fixed%22+).
Download:
- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/typescript)
- [Visual Studio 2015 plugin](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48593) (requires [VS 2015 Update 3](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt752379.aspx) to be installed first)
- [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.TypeScript.MSBuild/2.2.1)
Special thanks to all contributors to this release:
- Alexander Rusakov
- Anatoly Ressin
- Andreas Martin
- Andrew Ochsner
- Basarat Ali Syed
- Dahan Gong
- Dan Corder
- David Sheldrick
- @falsandtru
- @flowmemo
- Herrington Darkholme
- Homa Wong
- Joel Day
- Kagami Sascha Rosylight
- Klaus Meinhardt
- KΔrlis GaΕΔ£is
- Manish Giri
- Masahiro Wakame
- Raj Dosanjh
- Slawomir Sadziak
- Tingan Ho
- Yuichi Nukiyama