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TypeScript for React developers: the useful 20%

Props, events, discriminated unions, and typing fetch results without drowning in generics.

Published · Updated · 12 min read

Type the boundaries

Props, API responses, and public functions deserve types. Deep internal inference can stay quiet.

Unions over booleans

status: "idle" | "loading" | "error" | "success" beats four booleans that can disagree.

Escape hatches

unknown + narrowing beats any. If you cast, leave a comment why — casts hide bugs.

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