TypeScript Configuration tsconfig
Understand tsconfig.json, the heart of TypeScript projects, and how compiler options change your code safety.
David Miller
December 25, 2025
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tsconfig.json controls how TypeScript works.
## Why tsconfig?
- compiler behavior
- strictness
- build output
## Basic example
```json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"target": "ES2020",
"module": "ESNext",
"strict": true,
"outDir": "./dist"
},
"include": ["src"]
}
```
## Important options
- strict: turn on all safety checks
- noImplicitAny: forbid implicit any
- strictNullChecks: handle null safely
- outDir: output folder
## Graph
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A[tsconfig.json] --> B[Compiler]
B --> C[JS Output]
```
## Remember
- Always use strict: true
- tsconfig defines project rules
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