JavaScript, Refreshed
Asynchrony: callbacks → promises → async/await
Lesson 4 of 5
The event loop runs your sync code first, then microtasks, then timers — async/await is sugar over that order.
What you'll learn
- Trace why async code runs after the current synchronous code finishes
- Distinguish microtasks (promises) from macrotasks (timers)
- Read async/await as a flatter way to write promise chains
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