This extension integrates tsgo, Microsoft's native Go-based TypeScript compiler, into the Zed editor, delivering enhanced performance and efficiency for TypeScript development.
Microsoft is transitioning the TypeScript compiler from its JavaScript implementation to a native version written in Go, aiming for significant performance improvements:
- Faster Compilation: Achieves up to 10x speed improvements in large projects.
- Reduced Memory Usage: Optimized memory handling in native execution.
- Improved Editor Performance: Faster IntelliSense and language services.
- Scalability: Better handling of large codebases.
Example Benchmarks:
- VS Code: 77.8s → 7.5s (10.4x speedup)
- Playwright: 11.1s → 1.1s (10.1x speedup)
- TypeORM: 17.5s → 1.3s (13.5x speedup)
Source: Microsoft Developer Blog
- Open Zed's Extensions page.
- Search for
tsgoand install the extension.
Note: tsgo is currently in preview and may not support all features of the standard tsc compiler.
Enable tsgo in your Zed settings:
{
"languages": {
"TypeScript": {
"language_servers": ["tsgo"]
}
}
}You can also use tsgo in tandem with other language servers (e.g. typescript-language-server or vtsls). Zed will use tsgo for features it supports and fallback to the next language server in the list for unsupported features.
To do that with vtsls, use:
{
"languages": {
"TypeScript": {
"language_servers": ["tsgo", "vtsls"]
}
}
}This extension is in early development stages. While it offers significant performance benefits, some features may be incomplete or unstable. Contributions and feedback are welcome to improve its function 509F ality.