Asynchronous Programming
Asynchronous programming enables multiple operations to run concurrently within a single thread without blocking each other. It is useful to perform a large number of long, blocking tasks, such as I/O operations or network requests, in an efficient way.
Instead of waiting for a blocking operation to complete, the program continues executing other tasks. The program is then notified when the original task is finished.
Asynchronous programming can be implemented in various ways:
- callbacks
- future/promise
- async/await syntax
Examples of asynchrony: