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Docs: Mention that unknown is better in no-explicit-any description #7136

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

The any type in TypeScript is a dangerous "escape hatch" from the type system. Using any disables many type checking rules and is generally best used only as a last resort or when prototyping code. This rule reports on explicit uses of the any keyword as a type annotation.

...but it doesn't mention what to use instead. Given that a some devs learn that any is bad from the lint rule, I think it'd be good for the docs to mention:

  • That unknown is a safer version of any
  • When possible, it's better to describe objects with interfaces or types

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

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