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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by tudorconstantin on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:53PM (#21067138)
Since an async function is simply a function that returns a promise is there actually any difference between using async/await and using promises explicitly?
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by dboreham on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:07PM (#21067219)
It takes longer to boil your brain.
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by jinglebells on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:18AM (#21069332)
If you're compiling to ES2016 or lower, it will turn the promises into state machines.
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by eurasiantiger on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:51AM (#21068371)
Terseness and readability towards less asynchronously minded folk
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Re:V8 adds support for top-level await by BigJono on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:57PM (#21067170)
None, as far as I know
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