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title: "Comment by Laura Ashaley on \"Async Code in Node.js: Callbacks and Promises\" | Hashnode"
description: "Async code in Node.js is all about handling tasks without blocking execution—callbacks started it, but Promises (and async/await) made it cleaner, more readable"
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Comment [Async Code in Node.js: Callbacks and Promises](https://hashnode.com/posts/async-code-in-node-js-callbacks-and-promises/69e11366b67a275a9d53dfd6)

[Laura Ashaley](https://hashnode.com/@laura-ashaley)

[Apr 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/async-code-in-node-js-callbacks-and-promises/69e11366b67a275a9d53dfd6/comment/69e11f33ffbb787634e05abe)

Async code in Node.js is all about handling tasks without blocking execution—callbacks started it, but Promises (and async/await) made it cleaner, more readable, and easier to manage.