Why not use webpack for typescript ?

[mfilotto]

Hi,
I use your template for my project and recently migrated from es6 to typescript.
I wanted to keep using webpack and it's working well.
I was wondering why you decided not to use webpack.
Thanks for your help

PS : great job thanks 👍

[Swiip]

To be honest, I don't really remember why. I tried a messed with the dependency management of TS.

There is this strange difference between a real deps and a typeing reference with /// but it would be better to align typescript on webpack.

[Swiip]

Just tried a little. Untill Typescript 1.5 is out, it's seams wrong. The module syntax is not standard, the typescript webpack loader doesn't support TS 1.5 easily. I was not able to come up with a satisfying solution.

When TS 1.5 will be out with a standard module notation, I think we'll be able to align TS on Webpack as for ES6.

[mfilotto]

TS 1.5 beta with awesome typescript webpack loader work just fine for my code written in ES6 using modules (aka external module for TS)

[mfilotto]

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