Within these async functions, the "await" keyword pauses the execution until a promise is either resolved or rejected to let an asynchronous operation finish without blocking the whole program.

Callbacks work fine for handling asynchronous code in JavaScript, but promises and the async and await keywords are cleaner and more flexible. Topics Spotlight: New Thinking about Cloud Computing ...

Developers use JavaScript promises to model asynchronous operations in web and server-side programs. Here's a quick look at five ways to use promises in your code. Topics ...