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JoshuaKGoldberg opened this issue Apr 11, 2025 · 0 comments · May be fixed by #11199
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Docs: Add explainer around any alternatives with no-explicit-any #11063

JoshuaKGoldberg opened this issue Apr 11, 2025 · 0 comments · May be fixed by #11199
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We sometimes get requests for no-explicit-any like:

...where folks have situations they believe any to be a correct and safe choice to use. Almost all -or maybe all?- of those situations end up having safety holes and/or being times when never or unknown would be more appropriate.

But, https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/no-explicit-any doesn't have a mention of never, and only light documentation on strategies for the points in those requests.

Suggestion: how about we bolster the no-explicit-any docs with some FAQs?

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https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/no-explicit-any

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#10362 -> https://typescript-eslint.io/blog/avoiding-anys#banning-explicit-anys added some docs, but isn't super comprehensive. It's more of a high-level overview with select situations and strategies.

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