Chapter 10: Setting Up an Express Project with TypeScript and GraphQL Dependencies
One of the biggest hurdles for learning modern JavaScript programming is the enormous number of packages and dependencies available. It can be overwhelming and daunting trying to select the right set of packages for your project. In this chapter, we'll learn how to set up a well-configured TypeScript, Express, and GraphQL project. We'll see what dependencies are popular and how we can benefit by using them for our project.
In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:
- Creating a TypeScript-based Express project
- Adding GraphQL and dependencies to a project
- Reviewing ancillary packages