Andrija Petrovic @andrija@floss.social
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Once you start using optional chaining and really think about it, you should see that

if (user && user.profile && user.profile.avatar) {
console.log(user.profile.avatar);
}

is actually more reliable than

console.log(user?.profile?.avatar);

because the first approach has the "if" that allows for "else" - in a logical sense.

The compactness of optional chaining does not make it more reliable.

allthingssmitty.com/2025/06/02

Write more reliable JavaScript with optional chaining - Matt Smith

Avoid runtime errors and write cleaner JavaScript with optional chaining, a powerful way for safely accessing deeply nested properties.

allthingssmitty.com

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