EngineeringJuly 12, 2026

Clean Code is Not About Comments: Writing Self-Documenting TypeScript

Five rules for using strict types, Branded Types, and composition over inheritance.

Ilya Melnikov

Principal Developer

Many junior developers believe that more inline comments make cleaner code. However, the best documentation is clear type syntax and expressive domain naming...

Practical Lesson Snippet:

// Example Code snippet from Aitis article
async function performOptimization<T>(data: T[]): Promise<T[]> {
  console.log("Compiling with React 19 Compiler...");
  return data.filter(Boolean);
}

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