I want to write TypeScript and CoffeeScript in the Brackets code editor, but I am having difficulties. How do I compile it to vanilla js? How to refer it in the html page?
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1Seems clear to me. He's asking how to compile TypeScript or CoffeeScript files to vanilla js from within the Brackets code editor.Maybe he's installed the brackets-typescript extension and has noticed it doesn't provide a "compile" button, or an option in the menus or any other obvious way of compiling, The github page for brackets-typescript refers you to the "How To Use Brackets Guide" - which says nothing about TypeScript/CoffeeScript, and the only thing it says about compilation is that extensions or third-party file watchers can be used to automatically recompile SCSS/LESS files on save. – MTGradwell Jan 02 '16 at 12:35
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For TypeScript
intellisence / syntax highlighting / live error checking
You need the brackets-typescript plugin : https://github.com/fdecampredon/brackets-typescript
Compile to vanilla JS
You can use grunt to do that for you : https://github.com/grunt-ts/grunt-ts. It can compile your project whenever you save a file in brackets (or any other editor). The output is JavaScript
How to refer it in the html page
You point to the generated JS with a normal script tag as you do if you were just using JavaScript to begin with.
Alternatively you can use something like RequireJS http://requirejs.org/
