Course lesson

Simplify TypeScript code Maintenance with Type Aliases

Type Aliases are an easy way to declare that you are treating a primitive type in your application differently in certain instances than others.

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Type Aliases are an easy way to declare that you are treating a primitive type in your application differently in certain instances than others.

For instance, a Money type that is type string tells you where ever you are using Money to treat the value a certain way even though at the end of the day it is just a string.

Let's explore Type Aliases in this lesson.