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Articles
Top tips and tricks for why TypeScript behaves the way it does, and how you can work effectively with it.
Narrowing Function Parameters With Rests And Tuples
Using rest parameters and tuples to apply union type narrowing to a function's parameters
Why TypeScript Doesn't Follow Strict Semantic Versioning
Why it's not practically feasible -or desirable- for a programming language like TypeScript to use strict semantic versioning for its releases.
Why Increase Your TSConfig `target`
Why you should increase the compilerOptions.target value in your TSConfig to as recent an ECMAScript version as you can.
The `satisfies` Operator
How TypeScript's new `satisfies` operator brings the best of type annotations and default type inference.
Objects, Functions, and Type Narrowing
Diving into why TypeScript doesn't narrow object types before they're modified.
Extreme Explorations of TypeScript's Type System
Some of the most creative, wacky explorations of what you can do in TypeScript's type system!
Void-Returning Function Assignability
Why functions that return a value are assignable to void-returning function types in TypeScript.
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Josh Goldberg
Hi, I'm Josh! I'm a full time independent open source developer with a passion for static analysis, and the web. I'm a full time open source maintainer and work on projects in the TypeScript ecosystem such as typescript-eslint and TypeStat. I'm passionate about bringing accessible education to the masses in a sustainable way.Visit my Site ↗