title: How to make VS Code recognize the ES7 bind operator
body: <p>VS Code does not recognize the ES7 bind syntax out of the box. Instead, it shows up as a syntax error:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gXXrX.png" rel="noreferrer">Example of highlighted error in code</a></p>
  
  <pre><code>[ts] Declaration or statement expected.
  </code></pre>
  
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  <li>I've searched around to see if there's an extension that can help recognize it to no avail.</li>
  <li>I've also tried to configure VS Code to use my own <code>.eslintrc</code>, which also doesn't seem to work. So far I haven't even been able to confirm VS Code recognizes my <code>.eslintrc</code> file and is using it for its own config.</li>
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  <p>Does anyone have an idea of how to configure VS Code to recognize the syntax? I realize it's a <em>Stage 0</em> feature, however I feel it's fairly common at this point. I also realize what I'm seeing is a TypeScript error, however disabling TypeScript linting does not remove the error. I think it just shows up as a TypeScript error, inherited from JavaScript.</p>
  
  <p>After a lot of searching, there's so many articles on how it can be used, but almost nothing when it comes to VS Code.</p>