Harness the Power of TypeScript Dictionaries: An In-Depth Tutorial
In programming, a dictionary is like a real-life dictionary, where you look up a ‘word’ (key) to find its ‘meaning’ (value). TypeScript, like JavaScript, doesn’t have a built-in Dictionary type, but we can use an object to achieve the same functionality. Why do we use it? Simply because it’s a very efficient way to store and retrieve data where the order is not important, but the link between keys and values is.