Should I define a type as 'any' in TypeScript?
Read OriginalThis article discusses the pitfalls of using the 'any' type in TypeScript, explaining how it defeats the purpose of type safety. It recommends using type inference, explicit type annotations with primitives, and defining object types with interfaces or generics as better alternatives to 'any' for writing robust, type-safe code.
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