diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 59b233b1..894b6a67 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "node": true
   },
   "plugins": ["import", "prettier", "react"],
-  "extends": ["airbnb", "prettier", "prettier/react"],
+  "extends": ["airbnb", "prettier"],
   "globals": {
     "PACKAGE_TITLE": "readonly", // injected by webpack
     "PACKAGE_VERSION": "readonly", // injected by webpack
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "__static":"readonly" // injected by webpack
   },
   "parserOptions": {
-    "ecmaVersion": 2018,
+    "ecmaVersion": 2020,
     "ecmaFeatures": {
       "jsx": true
     },
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     "prefer-destructuring": "off",
     "class-methods-use-this": "off",
     "no-param-reassign": "warn",
-    "react/prop-types": "warn"
+    "react/prop-types": "warn",
+    "react/no-unescaped-entities": "off"
   },
   "settings": {}
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/vs_env b/.vscode/vs_env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..300767df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/vs_env
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# The following script is invoked on Apple OSX machines
+# in the .code-workspace setting "terminal.integrated.profiles.osx"
+
+# ANSI Terminal Colors
+ALRT="\033[33;1m" # yellow
+INFO="\033[34;1m" # blue
+NRML="\033[0m"    # normal
+BOLD="\033[1m"    # normal bold
+
+# Check if NVM_DIR is defined (this is set by nvm on startup)
+if [ -z "$NVM_DIR" ]; then
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "vsenv: ${ALRT}NVM does not appear to be installed${NRML}\n"
+  printf "       Does your ${INFO}~/.zshrc${NRML} have ${INFO}export NVM_DIR${NRML} lines?\n"
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "       If you haven't installed nvm yet, please follow the instructions\n"
+  printf "       on the NetCreate wiki.\n"
+  printf "       If you are using 'bash' as your default shell, you can copy\n"
+  printf "       these lines to your .zshrc file so nvm will also work in zsh.\n"
+  return
+fi
+
+# Check if shell is opening inside a VSCODE integrated terminal
+# is NVM is installed, there is a .nvmrc file and a .vscode directory?
+if [ -n "$NVM_DIR" ] && [ -s "./.nvmrc" ] && [ -d "./.vscode" ]; then
+  NVM_RC=$(cat ./.nvmrc)
+  NODE_VERSION=$(nvm version $NVM_RC)
+  NODE_LABEL="$NVM_RC"
+  if [ "$NVM_RC" != "$NODE_VERSION" ]; then
+    NODE_LABEL="$NODE_LABEL ($NODE_VERSION)"
+  fi
+
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "vsenv: VISUAL STUDIO CODE INTEGRATED TERMINAL DETECTED\n"
+  printf "       detected node version is ${INFO}$NODE_LABEL${NRML}\n"
+  ARCH=$(uname -m)
+  printf "       detected architecture is ${INFO}$ARCH${NRML} (can override in code-workspace)\n"
+
+  # check if node binary is in the path
+  if ! command -v node &> /dev/null; then
+    printf "\n"
+    printf "vsenv: ${ALRT}The node binary can not be found! That is weird!${NRML}\n"
+    printf "       This is a possible incompatibility with your shell environment.\n"
+    printf "       Contact your friendly neighborhood developer for help.\n"
+    printf "       your shell:   $SHELL\n"
+    printf "       your path:    $PATH\n"
+    printf "       your nvm dir: $NVM_DIR\n"
+    return
+  else
+    printf "\n"
+    printf "vsenv: node binary found at ${INFO}$(command -v node)${NRML}\n"
+  fi
+
+  CURRENT_VERSION=$(node --version)
+  if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$NODE_VERSION" ] && [ -n "$str_alias" ]; then
+    printf "\n"
+    printf "vsenv: ** WARNING **\n"
+    printf "       This shell is using version ${INFO}$CURRENT_VERSION${NRML}, not the ${ALRT}specified ${INFO}$NODE_VERSION${NRML} in .nvmrc\n"
+    printf "       Type ${ALRT}nvm use${NRML} to use .nvmrc version. You may need to run ${ALRT}npm ci${NRML} again.\n"
+    printf "       If you want to use this version as default, type ${ALRT}nvm alias default $NODE_VERSION${NRML}\n"
+  fi
+else
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "vsenv: ${ALRT}Missing .nvmrc file or .vscode folder${NRML}\n"
+  printf "       This script is intended to be used within a VSCODE integrated terminal opened as a Code Workspace.\n"
+  printf "       The project folder should contain a .nvmrc file and a .vscode folder.\n"
+fi
+
+# for bash and zsh shells: if ./ is not in PATH, add it to end of PATH
+if [[ $PATH != *":./"* ]]; then
+  export PATH=$PATH:./
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "vsenv: adding './' to end of PATH for easier CLI execution in _ur directory!\n"
+  printf "       (applies only to this shell)\n"
+fi
+
+printf "\n"
diff --git a/meme-2023.code-workspace b/meme-2023.code-workspace
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b3cf78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meme-2023.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  "folders": [
+    {
+      "path": "."
+    }
+  ],
+  "settings": {
+    "prettier.arrowParens": "always",
+    "typescript.suggest.completeJSDocs": false,
+    "typescript.validate.enable": false,
+    "typescript.surveys.enabled": false,
+    "typescript.autoClosingTags": false,
+    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {},
+    "search.exclude": {
+      "**/node_modules": true,
+      "**/bower_components": true,
+      "**/dist": true,
+      "**/built": true,
+      "**/runtime": true,
+      "**/.vscode": true
+    },
+    "terminal.integrated.profiles.osx": {
+      "x86 macos": {
+        "path": "/usr/bin/arch",
+        "args": [
+          "-arch",
+          "x86_64",
+          "${env:SHELL}",
+          "-i",
+          "-c",
+          "export VSCODE_TERM='x86 shell';source ${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/vs_env; exec ${env:SHELL}"
+        ]
+      },
+      "arm64 macos": {
+        "path": "/usr/bin/arch",
+        "args": [
+          "-arch",
+          "arm64",
+          "${env:SHELL}",
+          "-i",
+          "-c",
+          "export VSCODE_TERM='arm64 shell'; cd ${workspaceFolder}; source .vscode/vs_env; exec ${env:SHELL}"
+        ]
+      },
+      "generic macos": {
+        "path": "${env:SHELL}",
+        "args": [
+          "-i",
+          "-c",
+          "export VSCODE_TERM='generic bash'; cd ${workspaceFolder}; source .vscode/vs_env; exec ${env:SHELL}"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "terminal.integrated.profiles.linux": {
+      "generic bash": {
+        "path": "/bin/bash",
+        "args": [
+          "-i",
+          "-c",
+          "export VSCODE_TERM='generic bash'; cd ${workspaceFolder}; source .vscode/vs_env; exec ${env:SHELL}"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    // this line will force use of the selected profile
+    // use "x86 macos" to force Rosetta x86 emulation in terminal
+    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "generic macos",
+    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.linux": "generic bash"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/meme-boilerplate.code-workspace b/meme-boilerplate.code-workspace
deleted file mode 100644
index f9dfef89..00000000
--- a/meme-boilerplate.code-workspace
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "folders": [
-    {
-      "path": "."
-    }
-  ],
-  "settings": {
-    "prettier.arrowParens": "always",
-    "typescript.suggest.completeJSDocs": false,
-    "typescript.validate.enable": false,
-    "typescript.surveys.enabled": false,
-    "typescript.autoClosingTags": false,
-    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {},
-    "search.exclude": {
-      "**/node_modules": true,
-      "**/bower_components": true,
-      "**/dist": true,
-      "**/built": true,
-      "**/runtime": true,
-      "**/.vscode": true
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d897d463..4deae0d9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "name": "meme-boilerplate",
+  "name": "meme-2023",
   "version": "1.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "meme-boilerplate",
+      "name": "meme-2023",
       "version": "1.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b93ce37..fedf3d40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "meme-boilerplate",
+  "name": "meme-2023",
   "version": "1.3.0",
   "title": "MEME",
   "description": "Model and Evidence Mapping Environment",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 458f76ba..00000000
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "./dist/",
-    "sourceMap": true,
-    "noImplicitAny": true,
-    "module": "commonjs",
-    "target": "es6",
-    "jsx": "react"
-  },
-  "include": ["./src/**/*"]
-}