Getting started instructions produces app that crashes

[tonydiep]

Following getting started instructions in README creates an app that crashes.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Follow the steps in readme. ie.,
2. npx create-electron-app@latest my-app
3. cd my-app
4. npm start
5. first crash re sandboxing. Follow instructions on screen to fix sandboxing issue
6. npm start
7. second crash prints

import { app, BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

WORKAROUND

• using the webpack-typescript template works, i.e., npx create-electron-app@latest my-app --template=webpack-typescript