Explain the use of the ReadonlyArray in TypeScript.

Instruction: Describe what ReadonlyArray is and provide a scenario where it might be useful.

Context: This question assesses the candidate's knowledge of immutable data structures in TypeScript, specifically the ReadonlyArray.

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From my experience, this immutability is particularly invaluable in scenarios where data integrity needs to be preserved throughout the application's lifecycle. For instance, suppose we're developing a feature for a financial application as a part of a Full Stack Developer role, where we're tasked with displaying a user's transaction history. It's critical to ensure that this transaction history is not altered unknowingly or maliciously once retrieved from the database. By using a ReadonlyArray to store these transactions, we can provide a guarantee to the rest of our application that this data will remain unchanged,...

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