Node: use tsx or transpile to js?

[bartoszkrawczyk2]

Hi!

Should I use tsx command to run the app in production? Are there any performance downgrades? Or should I transpile to js (eg. via esbuild --bundle) and run with node command?

Thanks!

[yusukebe]

Hi @bartoszkrawczyk2,

The reason we use tsx in the starter is due to its utility. While tsx employs esbuild internally, there might be a slight overhead during the initial compilation. For optimization, consider bundling it with esbuild into plain JS and then executing it using the node command.