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abdellah hariti

Mar 16, 2022

Promises: async/await vs .then(), how we got here and why I use both

How we got here Promises marked a huge turning point in async js, they enabled a new type of control flow that saved us from callback hell. But some people found that calling .then() multiple times was too much, too callbacky. Then after a while, we ...

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#javascript #nodejs #promises #promise #codenewbies

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Miki Szeles

Everything related to test automation

Thanks for this great post abdellah.👏

I am not too familiar with Javascript, but I had to use it to develop my Chrome extension Selenideium Element Inspector.

Promisis and async/await caused soooo much headache to me. I am still not 100% familiar with them, but at least I was able to achieve my goals. 😊

Mar 16, 2022

abdellah hariti

Mar 16, 2022

I'm glad you found it helpful Miki.

I remember promises were one of the topics I found hard to wrap my head around in the beginning too.

Please ask any questions you might have and I'll be happy to help.

Miki Szeles

Everything related to test automation

Mar 16, 2022

Thanks abdellah hariti.

I really appreciate it.

However at the moment, I have no open questions, but I will definitely contact you in case I will have. 😊