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Sync vs. Async: The Odd Couple of Code, Can the `Result` Keep the Peace?
- A Rust-inspired TypeScript Result type can help simplify error handling by wrapping both sync and async values with the same API.
- The Result type in TypeScript can clearly indicate whether something succeeded or failed.
- Result type enables the developer to chain together a series of operations that may or may not fail.
- Function coloring is a problem that arises when you mix async and sync operations that make the code look visually confusing.
- Result type solves the problem of function coloring by wrapping both sync and async values with the same API.
- You can compose functions like a LEGO set with the Result type, which passes the failure down the line in a neat and contained manner if one of the steps fail.
- Sync and Async functions can be unified with the Result type. The Holy Grail of modern TypeScript development: sync and async playing nicely together in one tidy chain of Results is achievable.
- The Rust-inspired TypeScript Result type API allows you to write beautiful, readable code that actually handles errors without clogging your codebase with endless try/catch blocks.
- By adopting a Result type in your TypeScript codebase, you can say goodbye to function coloring problems, and handle async and sync code in a unified way.
- Result type safely passes values from one step to the next, while maintaining the flow of your program, even if something blows up.
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