What this snippet does
Recursive type aliases that don't debounce or hit a base case can cause the compiler to crash or hang.
Expected output
Compile Error: Type instantiation is excessively deep and possibly infinite.
Why practise typing this
Typing advanced generics code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation TypeScript uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.
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