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Using TypeScript's Optional Fields vs. Option for Type Safety

I'm coming from Haskell, kind of learning TypeScript and Effect in a burst. In Haskell land, we would use

Maybe

Maybe

without concern for our optional fields. But I think there should be enough typesafety with TypeScript's treatment of

undefined

undefined

and

?:

?:

to not have to worry about switching that usage to

Option

Option

, right? I'm new enough to this that I'm curious to hear some affirmation. In the end, I just want typesafety, but I also like good ergonomics.