How to compile an Angular2 TypeScript application to a single file?

Question

I realize that I can compile my application with tsc my_app.ts --target system and it will generate a SystemJS-wrapped file for each imported module, which is aweso

Answer 1

For the web:

1. Use the TypeScript compiler to compile to JavaScript.
2. Use browserify on the JavaScript to combine it to a single file.

An easier way of doing this though is to use tsify. It's a browserify plugin that compiles TypeScript.