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Asynchronous Programming in Javascript

CSCI 5828: Foundations of Software Engineering

Lectures



Credit Where Credit Is Due



Some of the material in this lecture is drawn from or inspired by

You Don’t Know Javascript: Async & Performance

by Kyle Simpson; Published by O’Reilly

Note: The entire “You Don’t Know Javascript” series is fantastic!

Async Javascript: Build More Responsive Apps with Less Code

by Trevor Burnham; Published by Pragmatic Programmers

Both are excellent books that cover doing things asynchronously in

Javascript



Goals

Discuss the notion of asynchronous programming in Javascript

The gap between “now” and “later”

The event loop

Traditional Approach

Callbacks

“Callback Hell”

New Approach

Promises