Why doesn't TypeScript properly type Object.keys?

• TypeScript

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While I understand the motivation for this design, I do feel in practice it ends up being one of the biggest pain points in TS. In reality, you very often know exactly which keys will be present. Those cases require a great deal of ceremony and/or casting. If some version of the Exact types proposal were implemented, IMO it would be the biggest feature in years.

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I suspect considering the strong desire to maintain consistency with JavaScript, we will eventually see something that when the Record proposal passes through tc39

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