How each package works, why it is designed the way it is, and what it replaces.
This is the second article in a two-part series. The first covers the architecture and the reasoning behind the project. This one goes into the implementation of each package.
@nx-safe-suite/env: Validation That Stops the Process
The problem
process.env is a Record<string, string | undefined>. Every access is potentially undefined. The standard response to this is to sprinkle ?? and ! operators throughout the codebase, which does not make the code safer. It makes it longer and harder to read while the underlying risk remains.
