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title: "Comment by Nikki Goel on \"Understanding async and defer.\" | Hashnode"
description: "Great article. 👌 I always use defer, didn't know async was an option. Reading this, defer seems a safer option to me."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-async-and-defer/60e07d654f8e376422a77a92/comment/60e7e3643dc33f032e23c6b7"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-async-and-defer/60e07d654f8e376422a77a92)

Comment [Understanding async and defer.](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-async-and-defer/60e07d654f8e376422a77a92)

[Nikki Goel](https://hashnode.com/@nicks101)

[Jul 9, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-async-and-defer/60e07d654f8e376422a77a92/comment/60e7e3643dc33f032e23c6b7)

Great article. 👌

I always use defer, didn't know async was an option. Reading this, defer seems a safer option to me.

[Madhushree Kunder](https://hashnode.com/@MadhushreeKunder)

[Jul 10, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-async-and-defer/60e07d654f8e376422a77a92/comment/60e7e3643dc33f032e23c6b7#reply-60e9b820c551f16b0f847f6d)

Thank you for reading!

Yeah, using async and defer depends on the situation.