TypeScript Setup for Visual Studio Code

1. Go to https://nodejs.org/
   
   
2. Download the installer you wish to install.
3. Run the installer
   
   
   
4. Open either command prompt or powershell and type in (-g parameter means global):
   npm install -g typescript
   
   
5. To verify that we have installed TypeScript successfully, type in the following in powershell:
   tsc --version
6. Open Visual Studio Code
7. Add a TypeScript configuration file (tsconfig.json) to the folder. A sample TypeScript config file can be found on the Visual Studio Code site: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/typescript
   
   
8. Now let's add a Type script file, add a HelloWorld.ts file
9. Place in the following code:
   

   export class HelloWorld {

   shout() {

   console.log("hello world");

   }

   }

   
   

   let helloWorld = new HelloWorld();

   helloWorld.shout();
10. Click on Task -> Run Build Task
    
    
    
11. Select tsc: build - tsconfig.json
    
    
    
12. 
    Open windows powershell, go to file folder and type in the following:
    node helloWorld.