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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,29 @@ window.MY_NAMESPACE ?= {}
This is equivalent to the following JavaScript:

{% highlight javascript %}
window.MY_NAMESPACE = window.MY_NAMESPACE || {};
if(window.MY_NAMESPACE == null) {
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Since type coercion is the crux of the PR maybe this coerced comparison should also be expanded:

if (window.MY_NAMESPACE === null || window.MY_NAMESPACE === undefined) {

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Thank you 👍

window.MY_NAMESPACE = window.MY_NAMESPACE
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Did you mean window.MY_NAMESPACE = {};?

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Sure, sorry for noticing the typo, I did the changes quickly and that is never a good idea. 👍

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{% endhighlight %}

Common JavaScript technique, using object literal to define a namespace. This saves us from clobbering the namespace if it already exists.
## Problem

You want to make a conditonal assignment if it does not exists or if it is falsy (empty, 0, null, false)

## Solution

Use the Conditional assignment operator

{% highlight coffeescript %}
window.my_variable ||= {}
{% endhighlight %}

## Discussion

This is equivalent to the following JavaScript:

{% highlight javascript %}
window.my_variable = window.my_variable || {};
{% endhighlight %}

Common JavaScript technique, using conditional assignment to ensure that we have an object that is not falsy