What this snippet does
Assigning the switch value to 'never' in the default case forces a compile error if a new union member is added but not handled.
Expected output
1
Why practise typing this
Typing control flow & narrowing 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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