Why embed the JavaScript class in an anonymous function() call?

Question

I was reading about the new JavaScript-like language from Microsoft called TypeScript. In the playground (example section), there is a simple class in TypeScript syntax converte

Answer 1

The anonymous function is probably there to prevent name collition with other parts of the code. Think of it this way, inside your anonymous function, you could even declare a variable called "$" to be whatever you want, and at the same time, be using jQuery on other parts of your code without conflict.