<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>This-Type on Dev &amp; Platform Engineering Hub</title><link>https://rhidayat.work/topics/this-type/</link><description>Recent content in This-Type on Dev &amp; Platform Engineering Hub</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Rachmat Hidayat</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rhidayat.work/topics/this-type/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>TS Ep 24: The Polymorphic `this` Type &amp; Fluent APIs</title><link>https://rhidayat.work/series/typescript/classes-and-oop/09-the-this-type/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://rhidayat.work/series/typescript/classes-and-oop/09-the-this-type/</guid><description>An in-depth analysis of the polymorphic &lt;code&gt;this&lt;/code&gt; type in TypeScript. Learn how returning &lt;code&gt;: this&lt;/code&gt; preserves subclass type identities during method chaining, build type-safe Fluent Builder APIs, and use explicit &lt;code&gt;this&lt;/code&gt; parameters for callback binding safety.</description></item></channel></rss>