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# [The Illusion of Synchrony: Mastering Async/Await in JavaScript](https://blog.himanshubalani.com/mastering-async-await-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Promises fixed the callback pyramid of doom, but they left us chaining .then(). Here is how async/await makes asynchronous JavaScript readable again.

May 10 · 5 min read · blog.himanshubalani.com  
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