Ars Technica

JS: premature method return due to asynchronous function call

var a, async = function(f) { setTimeout(function() { var r = 'step 2'; f(r); }, 1); }, myFunc = function() { a = 'step 1'; async(function(r) { a = r; // should reset ...
InfoWorld

5 ways to use JavaScript promises

Developers use JavaScript promises to model asynchronous operations in web and server-side programs. Here's a quick look at five ways to use promises in your code. Promises are a central mechanism for ...
TheServerSide

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)

What is AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)? AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a technique aimed at creating better and faster interactive web apps by combining several programming tools, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Asynchronous Processing with TypeScript and Generic Promises

Promises make asynchronous processing simple, consistent and easy to use. And, with TypeScript and Promises.TypeScript providing support for generic Promises, you get both type safety and IntelliSense ...