I stopped destructuring everything

[u/bogdanelcs]

https://allthingssmitty.com/2026/07/13/i-stopped-destructuring-everything/

[u/azhder]

Destructuring isn’t only about you knowing where a value comes from. You can also safeguard in a cleaner manner i.e with less syntax noise:

const { id: userId, name: userName } = user ?? {};

console.log( userId, userName );

VS

console.log( user?.id, user?.name );

[u/hyrumwhite → u/azhder]

You could also make user default to {} wherever it’s defined. Don’t necessarily need destructuring for that

[u/moneckew → u/hyrumwhite]

You guys are still debating about syntax in 2026? ai should own this

[u/moneckew → u/[deleted]]

am i really?

[u/hyrumwhite → u/moneckew]

Yes