TypeScript for Beginners - First Program in Visual Studio Code

This video tutorial guides you through setting up a folder structure for TypeScript projects, launching Visual Studio Code, creating a TypeScript file, defining variables, and transpiling TypeScript into JavaScript. It also prepares you to use the JavaScript file in an HTML page. The tutorial emphasizes organizing your work, using Visual Studio Code effectively, and understanding the basic syntax of TypeScript for variable declaration and transpilation.

Explain how to create a new TypeScript file in Visual Studio Code.

What is the purpose of using 'console.log' in TypeScript?