What is async/await

Async/await is a modern JavaScript feature introduced in ES2017 that allows developers to write asynchronous code in a more synchronous fashion. It helps to manage asynchronous operations more easily by using the async keyword to declare an asynchronous function, and the await keyword to pause the execution of the function until a Promise is resolved.

This approach improves code readability and maintainability, as it avoids the "callback hell" that often occurs with traditional Promise chaining.

async function fetchData() { try { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data'); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error('Error fetching data:', error); } } fetchData();

async await JavaScript asynchronous programming ES2017 Promises code readability