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JavaScript's Built-in Revolution: Safe Sorting, Immutable Updates, and Smarter Queries (Part 2)

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Object.hasOwn eliminates hasOwnProperty's risks, enabling safe property checks everywhere. 𝕏
toSorted, with(), findLast deliver immutable array ops natively — no more spread/map boilerplate. 𝕏
URLSearchParams simplifies query handling, crushing fragile custom parsers. 𝕏

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