Building educational TypeScript tooling

TypeScript has seen significant growth in recent years, with many developers praising its capabilities for discoverability and error protection. This article explores how to provide a developer experience that guides users through understanding and using code without leaving their editor. By focusing on essentials like discoverability and feedback, the author demonstrates how TypeScript can be adapted to protect code beyond usual inference methods. The article also discusses building a guided experience by creating functions with readable function definitions and type-safe inputs. Overall, these techniques aim to make coding more enjoyable and efficient for developers using TypeScript.