Nested conditionals

var a = true;
var b = false;
var c;

//shorthand
var shorthand = a && (c || b);

//long way
var longway;
if (a) {
    if(c) {
      longway = true;  
    } else if (b) {
      longway = true;
    } else {
      longway = false;
    }
} else {
    longway = false;
}
console.log('shorthand = ', shorthand);
console.log('longway = ', longway);