esbuild-node-tsc

esbuild-node-tsc is a CLI tool designed to rapidly build TypeScript Node.js projects leveraging the performance of esbuild. Currently at version 2.0.5, the project maintains an active release cadence, frequently updating dependencies and introducing minor features or fixes. Its primary function is to interpret tsconfig.json options and apply them via esbuild, offering significantly faster build times compared to tsc or ts-node for development workflows. A key differentiator is its focus on build speed rather than type-checking, which it explicitly offloads to tsc. It provides prebuild and postbuild hooks for custom operations like cleaning output directories or copying non-TypeScript assets, which became the standard approach since version 2.0.0, replacing automatic file copying.