Asynchronous JavaScript — Part 1 of 4

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Ever wondered how JavaScript manages to be both single-threaded and asynchronous? 🤔

Photo by Serghei Trofimov on Unsplash

During interviews for Senior+ Frontend roles, I was surprised by how many candidates struggled to answer this question.

At its core, JavaScript uses a single call stack and an event loop to handle asynchronous operations, enabling non-blocking behavior despite being single-threaded.

For a more complete explanation, I highly recommend this insightful video. 🎥

How did you learn asynchronous JavaScript’s? Share your experiences or resources in the comments below! 👇

Next: Asynchronous JavaScript — Part 2 of 4

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