inferred vs generated TypeScript types: how Payload CMS decided

[@neilballer6600]

And now I understand why the declare module empty object exists. Incredible work Payload! I am wowing daily.

[@MichiganTypeScript]

of course, we're pretty biased, but Payload sure seems to have some pretty great leadership.

[@neilballer6600]

@@MichiganTypeScript understandably so. Regardless of geography, James and the crew are on to something huge. Unofficial fanboy here for a few months now.

[@kasper_573]

I really hope type inference becomes more performant. I use it for everything nowdays. Fully typesafe full stack monorepo with zero codegen is doable today, but it really slows down the editor .

[@MichiganTypeScript]

indeed! it's hard to say what will happen but it sure does _seem_ like there's a LOT more attention being paid to TypeScript performance these days!

[@medbenbrahim3246]

I feel like the typescript file could become actually the source of truth, instead of having a JSON config, use a typescript file to define the schema.
TS annotations could be a solution, to add your own DSL info

[@MichiganTypeScript]

maybe over time things will settle into something like this. One of the things holding a lot of places back from doing this is that there's no formal specification for TypeScript's types. This makes the people who sign on the dotted line nervous.

[@jjo954]

Thanks a lot!

[@MichiganTypeScript]

of course! what did you like? what kinds of things would you like to see more of?