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date: 2025-04-15T10:48:18+00:00
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# On April 15, 2025 at 13:48

Optional Chaining & Nullish Coalescing 📜 ES2020

const what = user?.profile?.name ?? 'N/A';

Reads the value of name without undefined crashes, and returns 'N/A` if not present.