[removed] || instead of IF statement - is this legal and cross browser valid?

Question

It seems that:

if (typeof a == \'undefined\') {
    a = 0;
}

and

(typeof a != \'undefined\') || (a = 0)

h

Answer 1

I hated "|| instead of IF" for years.

I finally got used to it and now I love it.

I also like using && in the same way.

I've found it is much easier to read others terse code if you adopt terse practices yourself.

Totally understand where others are coming from though. Been there myself.