Async/Await: Write Non-Blocking Code That Reads Synchronously
async/await lets you write non-blocking code that reads like simple, synchronous logic. It's used for network requests or database queries without freezing your app. The biggest footgun is using `await` inside a function you forgot to declare as `async`.
async/await is syntactic sugar over Promises, letting you write non-blocking code that looks and behaves like clean, synchronous logic. This simplifies reading complex operations like API calls, allowing for standard try/catch error handling. The main footgun is forgetting that an async function always returns a Promise, not the raw value. If your function returns `1`, the caller receives `Promise.resolve(1)`.
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