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Re:Imagining a Language Without Booleans by BriggyDwiggs42 on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:00PM (#45350617)
I honestly really like those two operators in js.
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Re:Imagining a Language Without Booleans by melncat on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:04PM (#45350676)
Don't forget about ?? as well
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Re:Imagining a Language Without Booleans by jbreckmckye on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:33PM (#45351017)
I'm a big fan of the Elvis operator myself (.?)
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Re:Imagining a Language Without Booleans by chuckadams on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:57PM (#45351279)
.? is null-safe property access. Elvis is ?:
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Re:Imagining a Language Without Booleans by jbreckmckye on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @03:11PM (#45351428)
Oh, that makes more sense, because ?: has eyes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_operator

?:-)

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Re:Imagining a Language Without Booleans by mock-possum on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @09:08PM (#45355009)
Mmm nullish coalescing
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