Do you hate dealing with tsconfig files? My problem is that I just don't spend enough time with them to learn all the settings. I create the config once for a new project, usually leaving most things as default, then never touch it again. Fortunately, I recently discovered that Microsoft has created a collection of platform-specific presets to base your tsconfig on. The preset is installed as an npm package and referenced using the extends property in your tsconfig. To setup a typescript project for node 14 install the @tsconfig/node14 preset. npm install --save-dev @tsconfig/node 1 4 Now your tsconfig can be as simple as one property, but any settings in your tsconfig will override the preset values. { : } "extends" "@tsconfig/node14/tsconfig.json" The power behind the extends property is that you can easily get started on a project with optimized settings, and if you have multiple TypeScript projects you can create your own tsconfig preset! References TSConfig Reference @tsconfig npm search Previously published at https://justwriteapps.com/using-tsconfig-presets/

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