Phase 4 · JavaScript & TypeScript for Backend
TopicsTypes
Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
TypeScript's broader type system — unions, intersections, and type aliases — for modeling the different shapes of data flowing through your backend.
How to Learn This
- 1Model a request body that can be one of several shapes using a union type.
- 2Use a discriminated union to model different event types in a webhook handler.
- 3Compare `type` aliases vs `interface` and know when each is preferred.
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