> the ?? would help a little bit that's the only point of the operator. given: a = 0; b = 42; then `a or b` and `a ?? b` give two different answers, but take

> the ?? would help a little bit that's the only point of the operator. given: a = 0; b = 42; then `a or b` and `a ?? b` give two different answers, but take the same number of characters to write. > just explicitly check for nil 1. I am lazy and 2. I am explicitly checking, that's why I picked `??` not `or`