Abraham French

There is a tendency to push for the smallest, most compact code at all times. But, that is a mistake.

1. !element
2. Boolean(element)
3. element === null || element === undefined

Even with ternaries, I use the one that makes sense in context.

1. const item = element.value || "missing"
2. const item = element.value ? element.value : "missing"

The major idea is that other humans can read and understand the code, not that it is written the best way for a computer or computer science course. Sometimes repeating the code may make the meaning and debugging simpler.