Can I use this for both frontend and backend projects?

Yes, the skill is designed to be environment-agnostic, providing type-safety patterns that apply equally to React/Vue frontends and Node.js/Bun/Deno backends.

Will this skill help me with my TypeScript configuration?

Yes, it provides a recommended tsconfig.json setup that enables strict mode, noUncheckedIndexedAccess, and other safety flags to ensure the compiler is working at its maximum potential.

Does it support advanced features like Template Literal Types?

Absolutely. It includes specific guidance and examples for template literal types, mapped types, and conditional types to create highly flexible yet safe APIs.

How does this skill help eliminate the 'any' type?

The skill provides patterns for using the 'unknown' type combined with custom type guards, ensuring that data is safely validated before access, which removes the need for unsafe type bypassing.

TypeScript Type Safety & Advanced Patterns

Name: TypeScript Type Safety & Advanced Patterns
Author: marcioaltoe

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Herramientas para Desarrolladores

Enforces rigorous TypeScript standards by implementing advanced type system features, type guards, and pattern-matching to ensure compile-time safety.

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This skill empowers developers to leverage the full power of the TypeScript type system across both frontend and backend development. It provides specific guidance on implementing robust type guards, discriminated unions for polymorphic data, and advanced utility types like conditional and template literal types. By discouraging the use of the 'any' type and mandating strict mode configurations, the skill helps teams build predictable, self-documenting codebases that catch potential bugs during development rather than in production.

Características Principales

Strict enforcement of type safety including 'any' type elimination
Implementation of custom type guards and narrowing patterns
Advanced type system features including conditional and mapped types
Discriminated unions for type-safe polymorphic data handling
Standardized tsconfig.json configurations for maximum runtime safety
7 GitHub stars

Casos de Uso

Refactoring legacy JavaScript or loosely typed TypeScript into a strictly typed architecture
Building modular monoliths with isolated, context-specific domain types
Implementing complex data processing pipelines requiring precise runtime type validation