# Streamline your TypeScript development of Cloud Functions code

DevFeed: [Streamline your TypeScript development of Cloud Functions code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/streamline-your-typescript-development-of-cloud-functions-code-16251.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2018/01/streamline-typescript-development-cloud-functions>)

Author: Doug Stevenson

Published: 2018-01-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Cloud Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-functions.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>)

Tags: [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>), [vscode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vscode.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to streamline TypeScript development for Firebase Cloud Functions by using the TypeScript compiler's watch mode alongside the local Firebase emulator. The workflow automatically recompiles changed TypeScript files so the emulator can run updated JavaScript without repeated manual commands.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.