Custom Web AppBuilder Widgets in TypeScript

1 · Gavin Rehkemper · Dec. 13, 2017, 7 p.m.
If you’re a JavaScript developer, you may have heard of TypeScript, a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript. If you’re also creating custom Web AppBuilder widgets, using TypeScript in a widget is a great way to get started with TypeScript. Here are a few notes and tips that I’ve discovered while using TypeScript within a Web AppBuilder custom widget development workflow. Background My usual Web AppBuilder development workflow is to have my widget code in its own code rep...