In this JavaScript tutorial from Codecademy's Learn JavaScript course, Conditional Statements section we take a look at the lesson, "Truthy and Falsy Assignment". In it, we learn of a short-hand way of checking if a value is defined, and if it is defined (truthy) then we can give a variable that value, if the value is not defined (falsy) then we would be able to set up a default value to give our variable. We are given 2 examples that show how this is done. The first example takes many more lines, but in the second example, we learn the short-hand circuit way which allows us to quickly check if a value is true or false, and if it is true then we are able to assign that value to our variable. Understanding this short-hand circuit truthy and falsy assignment in JavaScript is key in optimizing and minimizing your codebase. Potential employers will love to see that you are able to use shorthand assignments when given any problems to solve, as they allow for readability and code clarity. Understanding True and False short circuit evaluation will make a big difference from a beginner programmer, and a more advanced developer for JavaScript, and any other programming language!
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