Install

Install NVM, check NVM git repo for the latest version:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

Install a stable version of Node

nvm install stable

Install TypeScript, in local development dir.

npm install typescript --save-dev

TypeScript init and run

# Generate tsconfig.json
npx tsc --init

# Compile hello.js
npx tsc hello.ts

# Watch for changes
npx tsc --watch

VS Code

Install Live Server

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
      {
        "name": "Launch Chrome",
        "request": "launch",
        "type": "pwa-chrome",
        "url": "/home/philipf/dev/automata/index.html",
        "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
      },

      {
        "type": "node",
        "request": "launch",
        "name": "Launch Program",
        "program": "${workspaceFolder}/helloworld.ts",
        "preLaunchTask": "tsc: build - tsconfig.json",
        "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/out/**/*.js"]
      }


    ]
  }