1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/typescript.html.markdown b/typescript.html.markdown
index 00f0cbc5..640be0cd 100644
--- a/typescript.html.markdown
+++ b/typescript.html.markdown
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Point3D extends Point {
   // Overwrite
   dist() {
     let d = super.dist();
-    return Math.sqrt(d * d + this.z * this.z);
+    return Math.sqrt(d() * d() + this.z * this.z);
   }
 }
 
@@ -257,8 +257,24 @@ for (const i in list) {
    console.log(i); // 0, 1, 2
 }
 
+// Type Assertion
 
+let foo = {} // Creating foo as an empty object
+foo.bar = 123 // Error: property 'bar' does not exist on `{}`
+foo.baz = 'hello world' // Error: property 'baz' does not exist on `{}`
 
+// Because the inferred type of foo is `{}` (an object with 0 properties), you 
+// are not allowed to add bar and baz to it. However with type assertion,
+// the following will pass:
+
+interface Foo { 
+  bar: number;
+  baz: string;
+}
+
+let foo = {} as Foo; // Type assertion here
+foo.bar = 123;
+foo.baz = 'hello world'
 
 ```