Why Your TypeScript Config Is Slowing Your Build

Episode 14 of The Web Development Podcast dives into a hidden performance killer: your TypeScript configuration. Lucas and Luna explore how default tsconfig settings—like enabling strict mode without incremental builds, or using path aliases without baseUrl—can add minutes to compile times. They walk through a real-world example from a mid-stage startup whose CI pipeline was taking over twelve minutes per build, and show how switching to project references and incremental compilation cut that to under three. Along the way, they discuss trade-offs between developer experience and compilation speed, when skipLibCheck is safe, and why composite projects are worth the upfront setup. This episode is for any developer who has watched their TypeScript compiler run longer than their actual tests. #TypeScript #BuildPerformance #WebDevelopment #Technology #Frontend #Backend #Compiler #CI #DevOps #IncrementalBuilds #ProjectReferences #PathAliases #TsConfig #DeveloperExperience #Startup #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #WebDev Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo