JavaScript Features That Look Complicated but Are Surprisingly Simple

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There is something peculiar about JavaScript, in which seemingly easy things may appear to be hard.
When faced with a line that has …, ?. ?? or some curly braces, you automatically assume that it represents an advanced piece of programming.
And in some cases, you even refrain from using certain syntax simply because you do not know how they work.
But here’s the thing — most JavaScript features become a lot simpler to understand when you stop thinking about their syntax and rather learn the underlying problem.
In this post, I will explain 7 JavaScript features that seem hard at first but are quite easy to grasp through practical examples.
These include:
Destructuring
Spread syntax
Optional chaining
Nullish coalescing
Template literals
Short-circuit evaluation
Dynamic imports

Now let’s get started with the features that can simplify your JavaScript code.

1. Destructuring: Extract Values Without Repeating Yourself