Understanding Operator Precedence in JavaScript: Why Parentheses Matter with `??` and `?:`

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When writing JavaScript or TypeScript, small syntax choices can cause big logic bugs—especially when dealing with operator precedence. One such case arises when using the nullish coalescing operator ?? together with the ternary conditional operator ?:.