Based on analysis done by Blake here : https://github.com/TypeStrong/tsconfig/pull/7 For exclusions, one should use `/**` without any trailing `/*` (i.e `/**/*` like we do now). closes https://github.com/TypeStrong/atom-typescript/issues/634 closes https://github.com/TypeStrong/atom-typescript/issues/332 closes https://github.com/TypeStrong/atom-typescript/issues/568 Todo : - [x] check default glob - [x] document in FAQ - [x] fix glob generated for `exclude`