diff --git a/web/tsconfig.base.json b/web/tsconfig.base.json
index 90585bd14e..a2b78b7b15 100644
--- a/web/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/web/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@
   "extends": "../tsconfig-base.json",
 
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "allowJs": false,
+    // Primary settings - the version of ES6 we can target in TS, our downcompile target,
+    // and our module-related settings.
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "lib": ["es6"],
     "module": "es6",
     "moduleResolution": "Node16",
     "target": "es5",
 
+    // Other settings - declaration files, sourcemapping, and other miscellaneous bits.
+    "allowJs": false,
     "declaration": true,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "importHelpers": true,
     "inlineSources": true,
-    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
-    "experimentalDecorators": true,
-
     "sourceMap": true,
   }
 }