Leverage modern JavaScript operators and patterns for cleaner, more robust null and undefined handling. This improves code readability and reduces boilerplate while maintaining safety.

Key patterns to adopt:

  1. Nullish coalescing (??) for default values when you specifically want to handle null and undefined:
    // Instead of
    return this.args.onChange ? this.args.onChange : () => {};
    // Use
    return this.args.onChange ?? (() => {});
    
  2. Nullish coalescing assignment (??=) for lazy initialization:
    // Instead of
    if (!this.#pendingCleanup[phase]) {
      this.#pendingCleanup[phase] = [];
    }
    // Use
    this.#pendingCleanup[phase] ??= [];
    
  3. Logical OR assignment (||=) for falsy value defaults:
    // Instead of
    value = value || "";
    // Use
    value ||= "";
    
  4. Leverage truthy/falsy behavior to simplify boolean checks: ```javascript // Instead of return d.hours() !== 0 || d.minutes() !== 0 || d.seconds() !== 0; // Use return d.hours() || d.minutes() || d.seconds();

// Instead of .filter((e) => e) // Use .filter(Boolean)


5. **Avoid redundant null checks** when functions handle undefined gracefully:
```javascript
// Instead of
if (this.handleBlurTimer) {
  cancel(this.handleBlurTimer);
}
// Use (since cancel handles undefined)
cancel(this.handleBlurTimer);

These patterns reduce code verbosity while maintaining or improving null safety, and they clearly express intent about how null/undefined values should be handled.