--- title: Mastering JavaScript Shorthands | daily.dev description: We'll explore the art of JavaScript shorthands - nifty techniques that make your code more concise and elegant. We'll dive into real use case examples in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-javascript-shorthands-g7k8xsml1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mastering JavaScript Shorthands | daily.dev og:description: We'll explore the art of JavaScript shorthands - nifty techniques that make your code more concise and elegant. We'll dive into real use case examples in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-javascript-shorthands-g7k8xsml1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/g7k8xSMl1.png og:image:alt: Mastering JavaScript Shorthands og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mastering JavaScript Shorthands **[Hacker Noon](https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon)** · 1 min read · 418 upvotes · 39 comments ## Summary We'll explore the art of JavaScript shorthands - nifty techniques that make your code more concise and elegant. We'll dive into real use case examples in both vanilla JavaScript and shorthand form. The Ternary Operator: Conditional Assignment Use Case. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@muhammadsamy** · 4 upvotes > thanks for sharing. > but I have a little note. > > in this example (4. Short-Circuit Evaluation > Use Case: Fallback for Undefined or Null Values) > > the true using for this shorthand for values like an empty string, 0, null, undefined, NaN, which are all considered falsy. > > if you want to handle (Undefined or Null Values) should using coalescing operator "??". > > thanks **@ittiddev** · 4 upvotes > thank u very much i nom must of what u share but bro u make me happy by learn about > Nullish coalescing operator (??) > Logical OR Assignment ||= **@ak000ay** · 3 upvotes > IMO count ||= 0 , good but it refuse the concept of clean code. > > list is very good and helpful **@niklasrefnov** · 3 upvotes > Thank you for this! These JavaScript shorthands sure tidy up the code. But its to remember, being succinct is great, but readability for others should always be a priority too 😉💻 **@oubaidaakilan** · 2 upvotes > The count ||=0 operator isn't accessable while deploying on Netlify ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-javascript-shorthands-g7k8xsml1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Mastering JavaScript Shorthands","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-javascript-shorthands-g7k8xsml1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-javascript-shorthands-g7k8xsml1"},"datePublished":"2023-08-01T10:23:27.195Z","dateModified":"2023-08-01T10:22:20.778Z","description":"We'll explore the art of JavaScript shorthands - nifty techniques that make your code more concise and elegant. 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These JavaScript shorthands sure tidy up the code. But its to remember, being succinct is great, but readability for others should always be a priority too 😉💻","datePublished":"2023-08-04T07:25:42.861Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/g7k8xSMl1#c-NKIw34hSW","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Niklas Refnov","url":"https://daily.dev/niklasrefnov","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--uFGEfXTn--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/avatars/avatar_5pht0nenOD0YJqflNsYht"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"The count ||=0 operator isn’t accessable while deploying on Netlify","datePublished":"2023-08-03T09:50:00.518Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/g7k8xSMl1#c-4w84Td40a","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Oubaida Akilan","url":"https://daily.dev/oubaidaakilan","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/79963515?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}}]} ```