In VS Code, how to use the Typescript 1.5 alpha compiler

Question

Looking through the VS Code settings, there doesn\'t seem to be an option, on a per project basis, to set the Typescript compiler. Can I set VS Code to use the 1.5 alpha co

Answer 1

an I set VS Code to use the 1.5 alpha compiler I've installed via NPM

You can use it to build but you can't use that as the language service.

Note: VS Code ships with TypeScript 1.5 beta which is newer than 1.5 alpha so you probably don't want it to use alpha anyways :)