π€― TypeScript Things That Will Surprise You — Deep Concepts Every Pro Developer Should Know
π€― TypeScript Things That Will Surprise You — Deep Concepts Every Pro Developer Should Know TypeScript often looks like “JavaScript with types.” But once you go beyond interfaces, string , number , and boolean , TypeScript becomes a surprisingly powerful type-level programming language . You start discovering things like: π€― Types that exist only at compile time π§ Functions that can determine types dynamically π₯ never being more useful than you expect πͺ Types that behave differently depending on context π§© unknown being safer than any π― Literal types that can completely change API design 𧬠Conditional and mapped types π‘️ Exhaustiveness checking ⚡ Structural typing π§ Type narrowing through control flow π₯ Situations where TypeScript intentionally allows unsafe behavior Let’s explore the TypeScript concepts that can genuinely surprise you — and the principles professional developers should follow. π§ 1. TypeScript Types Don’t Exist at Runtime This is probably the first major sur...