diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 6e87a003..e89330a6 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Editor configuration, see http://editorconfig.org
+# Editor configuration, see https://editorconfig.org
 root = true
 
 [*]
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb8ae355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Launch localhost",
+      "type": "firefox",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "reAttach": true,
+      "url": "http://localhost:4200",
+      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.ts b/src/environments/environment.ts
index c7e44b00..02712c06 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-// The file contents for the current environment will overwrite these during build.
-// The build system defaults to the dev environment which uses `environment.ts`, but if you do
-// `ng build --env=prod` then `environment.prod.ts` will be used instead.
-// The list of which env maps to which file can be found in `.angular-cli.json`.
+// This file can be replaced during build by using the `fileReplacements` array.
+// `ng build --prod` replaces `environment.ts` with `environment.prod.ts`.
+// The list of file replacements can be found in `angular.json`.
 
 export const environment = {
   production: false,
   electron: false,
   githubio: false
 };
+
+/*
+ * For easier debugging in development mode, you can import the following file
+ * to ignore zone related error stack frames such as `zone.run`, `zoneDelegate.invokeTask`.
+ *
+ * This import should be commented out in production mode because it will have a negative impact
+ * on performance if an error is thrown.
+ */
+// import 'zone.js/dist/zone-error';  // Included with Angular CLI.
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index a9ca1caf..c7b673cf 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ if (environment.production) {
   enableProdMode();
 }
 
-platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);
+platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule)
+  .catch(err => console.error(err));
diff --git a/src/polyfills.ts b/src/polyfills.ts
index 7831e97b..2d143481 100644
--- a/src/polyfills.ts
+++ b/src/polyfills.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * automatically update themselves. This includes Safari >= 10, Chrome >= 55 (including Opera),
  * Edge >= 13 on the desktop, and iOS 10 and Chrome on mobile.
  *
- * Learn more in https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/guide/browser-support.html
+ * Learn more in https://angular.io/guide/browser-support
  */
 
 /***************************************************************************************************
@@ -34,29 +34,47 @@
 // import 'core-js/es6/weak-map';
 // import 'core-js/es6/set';
 
+/**
+ * If the application will be indexed by Google Search, the following is required.
+ * Googlebot uses a renderer based on Chrome 41.
+ * https://developers.google.com/search/docs/guides/rendering
+ **/
+// import 'core-js/es6/array';
+
 /** IE10 and IE11 requires the following for NgClass support on SVG elements */
 // import 'classlist.js';  // Run `npm install --save classlist.js`.
 
-/** Evergreen browsers require these. **/
-import 'core-js/es6/reflect';
-import 'core-js/es7/reflect';
-
+/** IE10 and IE11 requires the following for the Reflect API. */
+// import 'core-js/es6/reflect';
 
 /**
- * Required to support Web Animations `@angular/animation`.
- * Needed for: All but Chrome, Firefox and Opera. http://caniuse.com/#feat=web-animation
+ * Web Animations `@angular/platform-browser/animations`
+ * Only required if AnimationBuilder is used within the application and using IE/Edge or Safari.
+ * Standard animation support in Angular DOES NOT require any polyfills (as of Angular 6.0).
  **/
 // import 'web-animations-js';  // Run `npm install --save web-animations-js`.
 
+/**
+ * By default, zone.js will patch all possible macroTask and DomEvents
+ * user can disable parts of macroTask/DomEvents patch by setting following flags
+ */
 
+ // (window as any).__Zone_disable_requestAnimationFrame = true; // disable patch requestAnimationFrame
+ // (window as any).__Zone_disable_on_property = true; // disable patch onProperty such as onclick
+ // (window as any).__zone_symbol__BLACK_LISTED_EVENTS = ['scroll', 'mousemove']; // disable patch specified eventNames
+
+ /*
+ * in IE/Edge developer tools, the addEventListener will also be wrapped by zone.js
+ * with the following flag, it will bypass `zone.js` patch for IE/Edge
+ */
+// (window as any).__Zone_enable_cross_context_check = true;
 
 /***************************************************************************************************
- * Zone JS is required by Angular itself.
+ * Zone JS is required by default for Angular itself.
  */
 import 'zone.js/dist/zone';  // Included with Angular CLI.
 
 
-
 /***************************************************************************************************
  * APPLICATION IMPORTS
  */
diff --git a/src/test.ts b/src/test.ts
index cd612eeb..16317897 100644
--- a/src/test.ts
+++ b/src/test.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 // This file is required by karma.conf.js and loads recursively all the .spec and framework files
 
-import 'zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone';
-import 'zone.js/dist/proxy.js';
-import 'zone.js/dist/sync-test';
-import 'zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch';
-import 'zone.js/dist/async-test';
-import 'zone.js/dist/fake-async-test';
+import 'zone.js/dist/zone-testing';
 import { getTestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {
   BrowserDynamicTestingModule,
   platformBrowserDynamicTesting
 } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing';
 
-// Unfortunately there's no typing for the `__karma__` variable. Just declare it as any.
-declare const __karma__: any;
 declare const require: any;
 
-// Prevent Karma from running prematurely.
-__karma__.loaded = function () {};
-
 // First, initialize the Angular testing environment.
 getTestBed().initTestEnvironment(
   BrowserDynamicTestingModule,
@@ -28,5 +18,3 @@ getTestBed().initTestEnvironment(
 const context = require.context('./', true, /\.spec\.ts$/);
 // And load the modules.
 context.keys().map(context);
-// Finally, start Karma to run the tests.
-__karma__.start();
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 72d54ded..90f316b6 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 {
   "compileOnSave": false,
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "baseUrl": "./",
     "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "declaration": false,
+    "module": "es2015",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "importHelpers": true,
     "target": "es5",
     "typeRoots": [
       "node_modules/@types"
     ],
     "lib": [
-      "es2016",
+      "es2018",
       "dom"
     ],
   },
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index b1ed5170..6ddb6b29 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
       "check-space"
     ],
     "curly": true,
+    "deprecation": {
+      "severity": "warn"
+    },
     "eofline": true,
     "forin": true,
     "import-blacklist": [
-      true
+      true,
+      "rxjs/Rx"
     ],
     "import-spacing": true,
     "indent": [
@@ -61,11 +65,12 @@
     ],
     "no-misused-new": true,
     "no-non-null-assertion": true,
+    "no-redundant-jsdoc": true,
     "no-shadowed-variable": true,
     "no-string-literal": false,
     "no-string-throw": true,
     "no-switch-case-fall-through": true,
-    "no-trailing-whitespace": false,
+    "no-trailing-whitespace": true,
     "no-unnecessary-initializer": true,
     "no-unused-expression": true,
     "no-use-before-declare": true,
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@
     ],
     "prefer-const": true,
     "quotemark": [
-      false,
+      true,
       "single"
     ],
     "radix": true,
@@ -102,7 +107,6 @@
         "variable-declaration": "nospace"
       }
     ],
-    "typeof-compare": true,
     "unified-signatures": true,
     "variable-name": false,
     "whitespace": [
@@ -113,18 +117,7 @@
       "check-separator",
       "check-type"
     ],
-    "directive-selector": [
-      true,
-      "attribute",
-      "app",
-      "camelCase"
-    ],
-    "component-selector": [
-      true,
-      "element",
-      "app",
-      "kebab-case"
-    ],
+    "no-output-on-prefix": true,
     "use-input-property-decorator": true,
     "use-output-property-decorator": true,
     "use-host-property-decorator": true,
@@ -133,9 +126,6 @@
     "use-life-cycle-interface": true,
     "use-pipe-transform-interface": true,
     "component-class-suffix": true,
-    "directive-class-suffix": true,
-    "no-access-missing-member": true,
-    "templates-use-public": true,
-    "invoke-injectable": true
+    "directive-class-suffix": true
   }
 }