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Jason Yu (ycmjason.codes) joins us to share an open source tool he created to help teams migrate their legacy TSConfig compiler options to modern-day options painlessly and progressively. Learn about his experience implementing strict options on big teams, how it inspired his new tool, and how you can take advantage of it right now!

Chapters

  • (00:00) - Meet Jason Yu
  • (03:27) - Challenges of Migrating Legacy TypeScript
  • (05:44) - What is ts-migrating?
  • (07:01) - How Does ts-migrating Help Migrate TSConfig?
  • (09:05) - What Does the ts-migrating CLI Do?
  • (10:02) - How Do You Migrate Incrementally?
  • (11:16) - How Do You Get Started with ts-migrating?
  • (12:06) - Tackling the Migration in Small Chunks
  • (13:12) - How Does This Compare to Using Folder-based TSConfig?
  • (14:12) - What About ts-expect-error and ts-ignore Directives?
  • (16:25) - What About Multiple TSConfigs?
  • (17:34) - Are There Any Unsupported Compiler Options?
  • (19:28) - How Do You Build a TypeScript LSP Plugin?
  • (22:18) - How Will This Work with TS 7 (Go Native Port)?
  • (23:57) - Advice for Teams Migrating TSConfig
  • (25:52) - Jason's Favorite Coding Principles
  • (32:42) - Where to Follow Jason Online

  • Links

    • Jason’s Links: https://ycmjason.codes 
    • Migrate your TSConfig incrementally: https://github.com/ycmjason/ts-migrating 
    • Blog / Video: 7 Modern Use Cases of IIFE 
    • ts-migrating Inspiration: https://github.com/allegro/typescript-strict-plugin
    • MS Docs: Writing a Language Service Plugin

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