null assignment operator added

docs/tutorial.md

@@ -188,14 +188,13 @@ Note that assignment operator returns rvalue, it can't be assigned.
 ## Modifying arithmetics
 
 There is a set of assigning operations: `+=`, `-=`, `*=`, `/=` and even `%=`.
+There is also a special null-aware assignment operator `?=`: it performs the assignment only if the lvalue is `null`.
 
-    var x = 5
-    assert( 25 == (x*=5) )
-    assert( 25 == x)
-    assert( 24 == (x-=1) )
-    assert( 12 == (x/=2) )
-    x
-    >>> 12
+    var x = null
+    x ?= 10
+    assertEquals(10, x)
+    x ?= 20
+    assertEquals(10, x)
 
 Notice the parentheses here: the assignment has low priority!
 
@@ -248,6 +247,13 @@ There is also "elvis operator", null-coalesce infix operator '?:' that returns r
     null ?: "nothing"
     >>> "nothing"
 
+There is also a null-aware assignment operator `?=`, which assigns a value only if the target is `null`:
+
+    var config = null
+    config ?= { port: 8080 }
+    config ?= { port: 9000 } // no-op, config is already not null
+    assertEquals(8080, config.port)
+
 ## Utility functions
 
 The following functions simplify nullable values processing and

docs/whats_new.md

@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ var name by Observable("initial") { n, old, new ->
 
 The system features a unified interface (`getValue`, `setValue`, `invoke`) and a `bind` hook for initialization-time validation and configuration. See the [Delegation Guide](delegation.md) for more.
 
+### Assign-if-null Operator (`?=`)
+The new `?=` operator provides a concise way to assign a value only if the target is `null`. It is especially useful for setting default values or lazy initialization.
+
+```lyng
+var x = null
+x ?= 42          // x is now 42
+x ?= 100         // x remains 42 (not null)
+
+// Works with properties and index access
+config.port ?= 8080
+settings["theme"] ?= "dark"
+```
+
+The operator returns the final value of the receiver (the original value if it was not `null`, or the new value if the assignment occurred).
+
 ## Tooling and Infrastructure
 
 ### CLI: Formatting Command