The compiler infers, but does not take instructions. There is no syntax for explicit type declarations yet, and the new type ...

Those coming from the world of TypeScript or Java initially think of classes, interfaces, and generics when they hear “types.

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.