AOP using decorators
One of my favorite features in TypeScript is the ability to use decorators. Decorators were introduced as an experimental feature and are pieces of code that we can use to modify the behavior of individual classes without having to change the internal implementation of the class. With this concept, we can adapt the behavior of an existing class without having to subclass it.
If you have come to TypeScript from a language such as Java or C#, you might notice that decorators look a lot like a technique known as AOP. What AOP techniques provide us with is the ability to extract repetitive code by cutting across a piece of code and separating this out into a different location. This means that we do not have to litter our ...
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