Stefan Baumgartner 9/14/2021

TypeScript: In defense of any

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This article argues against the common dogma of avoiding TypeScript's 'any' type. It defends 'any' as a useful and practical feature for specific scenarios like migrating a JavaScript codebase, working with third-party libraries that have poor type definitions, and temporarily bypassing type-checking during development when the developer is confident in their code.

TypeScript: In defense of any

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