Async Interactions

Let's learn a little about async programming. In this project you will refactor your Todo List from Practical JavaScript into an Asynchronous application.

Index

• Learning Objectives
• Specifications
• Resources
• Assessment

Learning Objectives

• Async programming
• Callbacks
• Testing async code

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Specifications

Refactor your MVC version of Practical JavaScript to use async components. As before you will refactor on a new branch.

Your finished project consist of:

• A new branch and release in your PJS repo
• Updated README
• Updated gh-pages demo
• A diagram to explain how your async Todo app works. This can be structured however you like.
• Async Tests (go back to Testing Modules to review async testing)
• /code-reviews

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Resources

The best way to understand callbacks will be to study these examples in PythonTutor:

• Progressive Callback Examples
• Sync vs Async app

Callbacks:

• Video & Visualization Tool
• Async Programming: Vidoes, Markdown 1, Markdown 2
• JavaScript.info
• Error First Convention
• Apps to Study
• You Don't Know JS
• Google Drive Slides

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