null vs. undefined
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Edition: (1st or 2nd)
2nd
Book Title:
Book1, Get Started
Chapter:
Chapter 2: Surveying JS
Section Title:
Values
Question:
According to the resources I've read, it's not recommended to use undefined rather than null.
- https://2ality.com/2021/01/undefined-null-revisited.html#my-approach
- https://www.amazon.com/Professional-JavaScript-Developers-Nicholas-Zakas/dp/1118026691
- https://javascript.info/types#the-undefined-value
It contradicts the contents of the section.
Many developers prefer to treat them both consistently in this fashion, which is to say that the values are assumed to be indistinguishable. If care is taken, this is often possible. However, it's safest and best to use only undefined as the single empty value, even though null seems attractive in that it's shorter to type!
Could you more elaborate?
FYI. I'm translating the books into Korean with the agency.
Different authors have different opinions.
I got it! I just wanted double check. Thanks for your rapid response 👍