Setting up a TypeScript environment | Node.js & NPM | #2

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Setting up a TypeScript environment involves a few key steps:

Installing TypeScript Compiler: You can install TypeScript globally using npm (Node Package Manager) by running the following command in your terminal:

npm install -g typescript
This will install TypeScript globally on your system.
Configuring TypeScript in Your Project: In your project directory, you can initialize a TypeScript configuration file using the following command:
csharp

tsc --init
This will generate a tsconfig.json file where you can configure TypeScript options for your project.
Integrating with IDEs: TypeScript is well-supported in popular IDEs like Visual Studio Code and WebStorm. Once you've installed TypeScript and created your tsconfig.json file, your IDE should automatically recognize TypeScript files and provide syntax highlighting, code completion, and other helpful features.However, you may need to install TypeScript-specific extensions or plugins for additional functionality.
Here's an example of a tsconfig.json file:

json
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{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "es5",
"module": "commonjs",
"strict": true,
"esModuleInterop": true
},
"exclude": [
"node_modules"
]
}
This configuration specifies that TypeScript should compile down to ECMAScript 5 (ES5), use CommonJS modules, enforce strict type checking, and allow interoperability with ES modules. It also excludes the node_modules directory from compilation.

Once you've set up your TypeScript environment, you can start writing TypeScript code in your project!

Chapter :
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Step 1 - Installing TypeScript Compiler
01:16 Step 2 - Configuring TypeScript in Your Project
01:32 Step 3 - Integrating with IDEs
01:58 Step 4 - Example of a tsconfig.json file
02:19 Summery

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