JavaScript Nullish Coalescing Operator Explained

JavaScript Secret Most Developers Miss Most developers use || for default values… But very few truly understand the Nullish Coalescing operator (??) The problem with ||: let count = 0; let result = count || 10; console.log(result); // 10 ❌ Why? Because || treats all falsy values as false: 0, "", false, NaN, null, undefined Now see the correct way using ??: let count = 0; let result = count ?? 10; console.log(result); // 0 ✅ ?? only replaces the value when it's: null undefined More examples: "" ?? "default" // "" false ?? true // false NaN ?? 100 // NaN undefined ?? "hello" // "hello" Simple rule: || → checks falsy values ?? → checks null or undefined only JavaScript isn’t weird… it’s precise. You just need to know the right tool. #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #Frontend #Backend #Coding #LearnToCode #DevTips #Programming

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