JavaScript has a rich set of operators that make it both powerful and versatile. Some of these operators are well known, while others may be new or lesser-used. Explaining what…

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JavaScript boasts a diverse set of operators that enhance its power and versatility. This post explores both common and lesser-known operators, including the safe assignment operator (?=), nullish assignment operator (??=), bitwise AND (&=), double NOT (~~), bitwise OR (|=), and logical OR (||=). Each operator's purpose, usage, and best practices are thoroughly explained to help developers write more efficient and readable code.

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Maybe we won’t need ever need bitwise operations, but otherwise this was interesting to know.

Safe assignment <code>?=</code> is still <a href="https://github.com/arthurfiorette/proposal-safe-assignment-operator" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">in proposal</a>, but great article anyway.

The title felt misleading, I thought it was about Symbol datatype, but the article is about operators.