Asynchronous programming in JavaScript leverages features like callbacks, promises and async/await to sidestep this issue by allowing other code to run in the meantime.

Many modern APIs on the web work asynchronously by splitting functionality into the initiation and resolution of an operation. JSPI intercepts the JavaScript Promise returned from an asynchronous ...

Which makes truly flexible, asynchronous remote work deeply seductive. Unfortunately, according to a new report by software companies Qatalog and GitLab, it’s still mostly not happening.

Summary. It’s a common misconception that working synchronously is better for creativity. And while there are benefits for ideation, synchronous work is also stifling a lot of people’s creativity.