Set up Dev Environment
React Development Tools
More on TypeScript with React
• You can use any text editor or IDE in upcoming videos
• Many React developers use the TypeScript language over JavaScript
• Superset of JavaScript
• Strongly-typed language with compile time checking and IDE support
• Command-line tools to compile code and create React apps/components
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Visual Studio Code
• Free IDE that supports multiple programming languages
• Has built-in support for TypeScript and JavaScript
• IDE features such as IntelliSense, Debugging, etc …
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Command-Line Tools
Tool Purpose
node For running JavaScript code from command-line
npm Node Package Manager
- Download new node packages and features. Similar to Maven
tsc TypeScript Compiler
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Installation Instructions
• Install tools: Visual Studio Code, node, npm, tsc
• Step-by-step instructions for each operating system
MS Windows Mac Linux
• View the instructions at the following link
[Link]/react-install-guides
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