docs(guides/gotchas): remove typeof window gotcha (#10225)

avindra · brophdawg11 · web-flow · commit 2be8bc79be4b · 2025-05-08T10:01:08.000-04:00
Co-authored-by: Matt Brophy &lt;matt@brophy.org&gt;
diff --git a/contributors.yml b/contributors.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 - atesgoral
 - athongsavath
 - AustinGil
+- avindra
 - awthwathje
 - axel-habermaier
 - baby230211
diff --git a/docs/guides/gotchas.md b/docs/guides/gotchas.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (typeof window === "undefined") {
 }
 ```
 
-This works fine in a Node.js environment, however, Deno actually supports `window`! So if you really want to check whether you're running in the browser, it's better to check for `document` instead:
+This works fine in a Node.js environment, however, some environments might actually support `window` (like Deno v1), so if you really want to check whether you're running in the browser, it's better to check for `document` instead:
 
 ```ts good
 if (typeof document === "undefined") {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (typeof window === "undefined") {`
`20`	`20`	`}`
`21`	`21`	```
`22`	`22`
`23`		-This works fine in a Node.js environment, however, Deno actually supports `window`! So if you really want to check whether you're running in the browser, it's better to check for `document` instead:
	`23`	+This works fine in a Node.js environment, however, some environments might actually support `window` (like Deno v1), so if you really want to check whether you're running in the browser, it's better to check for `document` instead:
`24`	`24`
`25`	`25`	```ts good
`26`	`26`	`if (typeof document === "undefined") {`