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Parse, Don't Validate in TypeScript
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A developer explores applying Alexis King's "parse, don't validate" principle in TypeScript. Validators discard information after running, while parsers encode results into precise types. TypeScript's structural typing undermines this approach, unlike Haskell or Elm which naturally encourage parsing over validation.
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