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TYPESCRIPT: BRANDED TYPES πŸ”§

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TypeScript's structural typing can make it difficult to differentiate between types with identical structures. To solve this, this article introduces the concept of "branding," which adds a unique symbolic identifier to a type. It shows real-world examples of a β€œBrand” type and relevant methods like AddBrand and RemoveBrand.