What this snippet does
Because the error is unknown, TypeScript prevents accessing properties like .message without explicit type narrowing.
Expected output
Compile Error: Object is of type 'unknown'.
Why practise typing this
Typing error handling 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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