Great article! Coming from a Rails background, I've been really missing the .try method in JS. Happy to see it's finally landed.
.try
That said, it's difficult to discuss optional chaining without talking about the law of demeter, and exactly how much chaining is the right amount.
It's a powerful tool, but it can definitely become overused and cause your application to be brittle!
Ruby has optional chaining too, with &., haven't used try in a long time 😊
&.
try
Take it for a spin!
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Great article! Coming from a Rails background, I've been really missing the
.trymethod in JS. Happy to see it's finally landed.That said, it's difficult to discuss optional chaining without talking about the law of demeter, and exactly how much chaining is the right amount.
It's a powerful tool, but it can definitely become overused and cause your application to be brittle!
Ruby has optional chaining too, with
&., haven't usedtryin a long time 😊Take it for a spin!