Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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⚙️ Adapting to Dynamic Data: Index Signatures for Blockchain Metadata in TypeScript 🔗
Hello, TypeScript community! This week, we’re diving into the versatility of Index Signatures in TypeScript, a powerful feature for managing dynamic and flexible data structures in blockchain applications and beyond. 🔧 The Flexibility of Index Signatures: Index Signatures offer a dynamic way to create objects with properties of various types, enhancing adaptability across different data…
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🔍 Selectively Logging with TypeScript’s Pick Utility 🔍
Hello, TypeScript community! This week, we’re spotlighting the Pick utility type, showcasing how to precisely extract and log specific transaction details, such as txHash and status. Perfect for enhancing data handling with precision and clarity. 🔧 The Power of Pick: Pick empowers us to create streamlined types from existing ones, focusing only on the necessary…
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🔐 Mastering Data Privacy in TypeScript with the Omit Utility 🔐
Hello, TypeScript enthusiasts! This week, we’re diving into a crucial aspect of TypeScript – the power of creating new types from existing ones using the Omit utility. This practice isn’t just about code elegance; it’s a cornerstone of data privacy and security in backend development. 🔧 Why Omit?: Using Omit allows us to leverage existing…
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➖Refining Event Handling in TypeScript with the Exclude Utility➖
Hello TypeScript enthusiasts! This week, we’re exploring the Exclude utility type, a powerful feature for fine-tuning type handling in event-driven applications. 🔧 Understanding Exclude: Exclude in TypeScript allows us to create subtypes by excluding specific members from a union type. It’s a fantastic tool for conditional type manipulation, making our code more precise and easier…
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♾️ TypeScript’s never Type: Making Sure No API Response is Overlooked ♾️
Hello TypeScript community! This week, we’re diving into a nifty TypeScript feature – the never type, and how it ensures you never miss handling an API response. 🔧 The Role of never in TypeScript: never in TypeScript is a bit like a safety net. It’s used in scenarios where you should never end up. When…
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📈 Embracing Generic Interfaces in TypeScript for Flexible Data Handling 📈
Hello TypeScript enthusiasts! This week, we’re exploring how generic interfaces can significantly enhance data handling in TypeScript, especially for diverse use cases like withdrawals. 🔧 The Power of Generics: Generics in TypeScript allow for creating flexible and reusable interfaces. By defining a generic `Withdrawal` interface, we cater to various types of withdrawals, each with unique…
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🔗 TypeScript’s Extract Utility: A Tool for Precise Type Engineering 🔗
Hello, TypeScript community! Today, let’s dive into the Extract utility type. 🔧 Exploring Extract: 🌍 Real-World Use Case: Handling Various Platform Events In a backend system, consider a scenario where you need to process different types of platform events, such as user interactions and system updates. Using Extract, we can create specific handler types for…
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The Era of Internet Cafes
Navigating a developing country’s challenges to access the wider world was not easy. I recall the days when owning a home phone was a luxury, and even if one managed to afford a phone, the service costs were prohibitive. In my family, we didn’t have a home phone until much later, which was quite common;…
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🖇️ Union Types in TypeScript: Harnessing Flexibility for Diverse Data 🖇️
Hello, TypeScript enthusiasts! Let’s explore Union Types, an essential feature that greatly simplifies handling various data types. 🔧 Demystifying Union Types: Union Types, marked by the vertical bar (|), allow a single variable to represent multiple types. This capability is vital for functions that interact with different kinds of data, enhancing both versatility and type…
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Emerging of CD Shops
Witnessing the early stages of computing in Sri Lanka, a key milestone for me was the emergence of CD and VCD shops. While music and movies on CDs were already popular, the real game-changer was the availability of software CDs and educational tutorial CDs. With just 100 LKR, one could become the proud owner of…
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