tests/cases/conformance/types/any/anyAsConstructor.ts(10,9): error TS2347: Untyped function calls may not accept type arguments. ==== tests/cases/conformance/types/any/anyAsConstructor.ts (1 errors) ==== // any is considered an untyped function call // can be called except with type arguments which is an error var x: any; var a = new x(); var b = new x('hello'); var c = new x(x); // grammar allows this for constructors var d = new x(x); // no error ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ !!! error TS2347: Untyped function calls may not accept type arguments.