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ssalbdivad / ArkTypeVsZod.md
Last active August 21, 2024 17:05
ArkType/Zod Comparison

Here's a comparison between how the same simple user definition would be defined using ArkType and Zod:

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ArkType's definition syntax is more concise (definitions are about 50% shorter on average) as well as making it more visually obvious what the inferred TypeScript type will be. The ability to infer TypeScript definitions directly is the same, but ArkType's syntax is again more concise by allowing you to use typeof on a property of arkUser directly instead of using an extra "infer" helper.

In general, we also have taken significant steps to optimize and clarify our type hints when hovering over validators. For example, in the case above, this is what you see when you mouse over "zodUser":

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Last active January 21, 2020 19:09
Visual Studio Code Settings Sync Gist
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