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> but then sometimes ignore it

Usually when the tool fails to be expressive enough for me to comfortably communicate that no, it’s definitely going to be T, not `string`

Using Object.entries/keys/fromEntries and Array.reduce are my least-favourite moments with TS because of how darn wordy and assertive I have to get.

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Yep. It pretty genuinely makes me feel like I’m doing that Wrong Thing.

"Arguing with the type checker" is definitely a step in the feedback loop of all typed languages, but in my experience with TS you spend a lot more time on this step compared to others.

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