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How does TypeScript handle null and undefined safely?

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Explain strictNullChecks and optional chaining.

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With strictNullChecks, null/undefined aren't assignable to other types unless explicitly allowed (string | null). Optional chaining a?.b short-circuits on nullish values, and nullish coalescing a ?? b provides a fallback only for null/undefined.

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