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Nullish assignment ?=
Learn Nullish assignment ?= in CoffeeScript with a construct-specific explanation, a unique example, a practical boundary, and a mastery check.
Nullish assignment ?= is an atomic CoffeeScript topic inside Operators. The example below uses the actual construct named by the lesson rather than a generic placeholder.
Focus on what Nullish assignment ?= changes: the input, binding, control path, object state, collection, runtime effect, or language contract. Then alter one value and verify that the behavior changes for a reason specific to this feature.
Topic-specific example
name = null
name ?= "Guest"
console.log name
Change the key input in this CoffeeScript example and predict the result first; the named construct should be the reason the behavior changes.