TypeScript “Compile on save” feature not working in Visual Studio 2015

Question

The \"Compile on save\" feature isn\'t working for me after upgrading to Visual Studio 2015. When I make a change to a .ts file in my project and save, the sta

Answer 1

Exact same problem here. I am using Visual Studio 2015 update 3 and TypeScript 2.9.2.0. In tools/options/projects and solutions/external web tools, I upgraded $(PATH) to the second position. With all these configurations, compileOnSave: true doesn't work for me. The workaround solution is open a command line, run ng build --watch on the side and let node take care of auto compilation