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Demo error message is not as expected

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the TypeScript Handbook page at the linked “Differences Between Type Aliases and Interfaces” section and compare its statement with the linked TypeScript Playground demo. Determine which displayed behavior or wording is inconsistent, then update the documentation or demo so they agree and verify the result in both links.

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Description

Page URL: https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/everyday-types.html#differences-between-type-aliases-and-interfaces

Issue:
The demo says type will not appear in the error message, but it still appears in the demo

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