Angular 2 project without .Net framework in Visual Studio

Question

Is it possible to, somehow, work on an Angular 2 (+ TypeScript) project without mixing .Net Framework in the project with Visual Studio 2015/2017?

I saw this question (Is it possible to build a SPA without using .net framework in visual studio?), but the solution given there is to use VS Code, which is not what I'm asking for.

Answer 1

Short answer is yes.

But it depends on why you want to use visual studio for your angular2 project at the first place.

If it is only a host to run (pressing F5 to get a running web site), you can use a node.js template to create a new client side application, but it will bring the nodejs server in which you won't use. But it doesn't rely on .Net at all.

From there you can create a node script which spins on your project when you hit F5.

On the other hand if you just need an editor VS code is your friend.