Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About TypeScript’s Integration in WebStorm

This post discusses the integration of TypeScript in WebStorm, the differences between the TypeScript Language Server and the TypeScript compiler, the differences between WebStorm TypeScript Service and TypeScript Language Service, the challenges faced during the integration of TypeScript 5, the additional features added to the TypeScript integration, backward compatibility handling, and future improvements planned for TypeScript integration.

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Jan 05, 2024•8m read time•From blog.jetbrains.com

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To set the stage, can you help me distinguish between the TypeScript Language Server and the TypeScript compiler?WebStorm TypeScript Service vs. TypeScript Language Service, what are the essential differences?How was integrating TypeScript 5 different from previous versions?What features did you add on top of the ones provided out of the box by the TypeScript Language Service?How is backward compatibility handled? Because not everyone will always be on the latest version of TypeScript.What did you consider particularly hard or time-consuming when integrating a new version of TypeScript, other than breaking changes?Are there any further improvements planned for the TypeScript integration?

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