title: What is the "as syntax" pointed out by tslint?
body: <p>I upgraded tslint and now it complains about:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ERROR: src/Metronome/JobFetcher.ts[13, 32]: Type assertion using the '&lt;&gt;' syntax is forbidden. Use the 'as' syntax instead.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The offending code looks like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>const jobs = &lt;JobConfig[]&gt; &lt;any&gt; await rp(fetchJobsOptions);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What is the as syntax though and why should I use it?</p>