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Sep 18, 2024 · Fundamentals

How the New JavaScript Safe Assignment Operator Eliminates try‑catch

The ECMAScript proposal‑safe‑assignment‑operator introduces the ?= operator, which returns an [error, result] tuple, allowing developers to replace verbose try‑catch blocks with concise, readable error handling that works with async functions, Promises, and any object implementing Symbol.result, while also improving code consistency and safety.