Sure, it can do that - but in CRA's setup, it doesn't; Babel handles that for you. Babel's TypeScript support allows CRA to re-use its Babel pipeline, and the l

Sure, it can do that - but in CRA's setup, it doesn't; Babel handles that for you. Babel's TypeScript support allows CRA to re-use its Babel pipeline, and the linter metaphor was meant to help people understand that. Like most metaphors, it's not a one-on-one match.