.vscode/tasks.json

{
  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Project wide type checking with TypeScript",
      "type": "npm",
      "script": "check-types",
      "problemMatcher": ["$tsc"],
      "group": {
        "kind": "build",
        "isDefault": true
      },
      "presentation": {
        "clear": true,
        "reveal": "never"
      }
    }
  ]
}