How do promises flatten callback hell in JavaScript?
Instead of nesting callbacks, promises chain with .then. Each .then returns a new promise, so the next .then waits for it. This produces flat code instead of a pyramid. One .catch handles all errors.
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Use async/await (cleanest, looks synchronous with try/catch), promises (.then chains with .catch), or named functions (flat but verbose). Never write deeply nested anonymous callbacks.
async/await. It makes async code look synchronous, eliminates nesting, and uses try/catch for errors. It is the cleanest and most readable solution for modern code.
They keep the code flat instead of nested. Each callback is a named function defined at the top level, not an anonymous inline function. The code reads top-to-bottom instead of drifting right (pyramid).
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