---
title: Common Type System
short_title: Common Type System
description: How to use the Common Type System to simplify types
subject: Tutorial
keywords: commontools, recipes, cts, types
abstract: |
  The CTS (Common Type System) helps automatically convert types and common
  coding patterns for you. This leads to more readable and succint code.
  In this section, we will go over the basic features offered by CTS.
---
# Common Type System

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