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# [Callbacks in JavaScript: Why They Exist and How They Power Async Code (2026 Guide)](https://devjpateldotcom.hashnode.dev/callbacks-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Understand functions as values, master passing functions as arguments, and see why callbacks were JavaScript’s original solution for asynchronous programming — before Promises took over.

Mar 26 · 4 min read · devjpateldotcom.hashnode.dev  
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