Working with the TypeScript Compiler and the Language Services

In this chapter, we are going to learn about the internals of the TypeScript compiler and the TypeScript language services.

These topics may seem very advanced and not something that everybody will find useful. While it is true that it is a topic for advanced users, the truth is that everybody can benefit from understanding the TypeScript language services. Understanding the compiler API of the TypeScript compiler can help us to develop many kinds of development tools and to automate certain aspects of our development workflow.

The goal of this chapter is not to make you an expert in the compiler's internals or the development of TypeScript tools, but to gently introduce you to ...

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