That's a good example of Abad use of the feature. The logical check and assignment are obvious, and represent the same two operation that three or more nested

That's a good example of Abad use of the feature. The logical check and assignment are obvious, and represent the same two operation that three or more nested operations in spread and combine end up causing implicitly. If I saw anyone do that at work, I'd have a chat with them. This is on the same level the newlinephobia.