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# [I Tried to Read Three Files at Once and My Code Became a Staircase](https://blog.saumyagrawal.in/i-tried-to-read-three-files-at-once-and-my-code-became-a-staircase?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn why Node.js doesn't wait for your code and how to fix "staircase" callback hell using Promises, Promise.all, and async/await for cleaner logic.

May 6 · 10 min read · blog.saumyagrawal.in  
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